By Kevin Wong and Denise Loh (Ella Cheong LLC) Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through: Trademarks 2016, (published in September 2015) For further information please visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com. 1 Ownership of marks Who may apply? Any natural or legal person may apply for and own a registered trademark …
News Update: IPOS appointed as ASEAN’s first ISA and IPEA under the PCT
By Chiong Song Ning (Ella Cheong LLC) The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) has been appointed by the World Intellectual Property Office (“WIPO”) as an International Searching Authority (“ISA”) and International Preliminary Examination Authority (“IPEA”) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”). IPOS is the first IP office (out of 19 around the world) to be appointed by WIPO …