Dr. Victoria Longshaw and Dr. Nigel Parker Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Houlihan2 The Australian Federal Court has provided welcome reassurance to patent owners in the biotechnology fields of gene association analyses and quantitative genetics. In the aftermath of D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2015] HCA 35 (“the Myriad judgment”), in which isolated nucleic […]
(A) DPA in Singapore? In a 16 January 2018 Business Times article, it was reported that Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam announced that there is a possibility of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) being offered in Singapore to corporations if they abide by specific requirements. Mr Shanmugam said at the Modernising Criminal Justice: […]
(A) DPA in Singapore? In a 16 January 2018 Business Times article, it was reported that Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam announced that there is a possibility of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) being offered in Singapore to corporations if they abide by specific requirements. Mr Shanmugam said at the Modernising Criminal Justice: […]
Dr. Jim Y. Onishi and Dr. Elizabeth E. Houlihan Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys of Houlihan2 We report the recent Patent Office Decision in Cytec Industries Inc. v Nalco Company [2018] APO 4, which dealt with interpreting the “Raising the Bar”-revised requirements of subsection 40(2)(a) of Australia’s Patents Act 1990 in relation to post‑acceptance claim […]
(A) DPA in Singapore? In a 16 January 2018 Business Times article, it was reported that Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam announced that there is a possibility of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) being offered in Singapore to corporations if they abide by specific requirements. Mr Shanmugam said at the Modernising Criminal Justice: […]
In a decision rendered by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), it was held that Clarins Fragrance Group’s opposition against BenQ Materials Corp.’s trade mark application failed on all grounds. (A) Who are the parties involved in this case? BenQ Materials Corp. (Applicant) A company based in Taiwan and listed on […]
In a decision rendered by Singapore’s High Court on 20 December 2017, the High Court allowed an application by Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd (commenced under Section 44(1) of the Patents Act) and reversed the Registrar’s decision to grant correction to the Register in respect of corrections to priority application number of Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company’s […]
In a decision rendered by George Wei J of the Singapore High Court dated 8 December 2017, the High Court upheld the validity of the Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc’s patent, granted a declaration of the said patent’s validity, as well as a declaration that the asserted claims of the patent were […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dean Amburn of Giroux Amburn P.C. Dean has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Patents Member in Michigan. “Giroux Amburn is an elite civil litigation law firm, located in Michigan, representing domestic and international clients across a broad spectrum of […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kriton Metaxopoulos of A. & K. Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm. Kriton has joined IR as our exclusive IP Member in Greece. The philosophy of our firm is simple. We do not do less than we are able to, not only for […]
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is crucial to a healthy globalised economy as it allows innovative businesses in a vast range of industries to receive proper value for their […]
Read moreIn a decision rendered by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), IPOS held that Guccio Gucci S.p.A’s opposition against Guccitech Industries (Private Ltd)’s trade mark application succeeded. (A) Who are the parties involved in this case? Guccitech Industries (Private Limited) (Applicant) Incorporated in Singapore in 2010 and is engaged in the business of […]
