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The 2020 Asian Legal Business IP rankings have been announced and recognise JurisAsia LLC, the Singapore-based law firm exclusively associated with Gowling WLG, among the region’s leading law firms.
Singapore is positioned at the centre of – and provides a gateway to – one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets. Singapore also provides one the most robust legal regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights. Inn this article, we provide you with five things you need to know about IP protection in Singapore:
How does the new Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Bill alter the landscape for IP disputes in Singapore across all areas of IP?
The 2019 Asian Legal Business IP rankings have been released and recognise JurisAsia LLC among the region’s leading law firms.
SIAC has published a proposal on cooperation between arbitral institutions to allow the consolidation of related arbitrations being conducted under the rules of different institutions.
For years, defendants in patent infringement proceedings have brought counterclaims for revocation of the patent. However, a recent High Court judgment indicates that this is no longer possible.
On 1 August 2017, the Singapore Court of Appeal in Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 45 dismissed Warner-Lambert’s application to amend its patent for the use of pregabalin for the treatment of pain (the “Patent”).
As Singapore strives to keep its environment conducive for businesses, the Ministry of Finance of Singapore and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (“ACRA”) conducted a second review on the Companies Act, not long after changes to the Companies Act were implemented in two phases on 1 July 2015 and 3 January 2016, respectively.
