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Double Patenting: A multi-jurisdictional minefield | Part III: Canada
New Zealand and Australia both allow divisional applications. Although both prohibit double patenting, their laws and rules are not the same, and recent developments in New Zealand have narrowed the differences.
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Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia’s IP modernisation
Duarte Lima, MD of Spruson & Ferguson’s Asia practice, says practitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on ...
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Double Patenting: A multi-jurisdictional minefield | Part I: China, Hong Kong & Southeast Asia
“In China, there is no doctrine preventing an applicant from obtaining multiple patents for obvious variants, patentably indistinct subject matter, or incremental improvements, so long as the claims are not ...
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Double Patenting: A multi-jurisdictional minefield | Part II: New Zealand & Australia
New Zealand and Australia both allow divisional applications. Although both prohibit double patenting, their laws and rules are not the same, and recent developments in New Zealand have narrowed the differences.
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World IP Day: The Crucial Role of Brand for Musicians
In part 2 of our World IP Day series, focused on the role IP plays in the music industry, we are focusing on trademarks and the crucial role of building ...