Singapore Intellectual Property News

The BIO International Convention (Bio 2022 San Diego) will be held in San Diego from 13 to 16 June 2022, at the San Diego Convention Centre.

Dr Chong-Yee Khoo will be attending the conference to meet with our colleagues, clients and associates.

Dr Chong-Yee Khoo will give a presentation on patent amendments at a joint webinar, to be held jointly by AIPLA (the American Intellectual Properly Law Association) and ASPA (the Association of Singapore Patent Attorneys).

The webinar will be held on 9 March 2022 at 9:00 am Singapore Time. For United States and Canadian practitioners, the date and time of the webinar are 8 March 2022 from 8 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

Dr Khoo’s talk is entitled “Patent Amendments: Best Practices to Avoid Hazards”. It will cover Singapore patent practice relating to added subject matter and unsearched subject matter. Chong-Yee will also suggest recommendations on best practice during the patent drafting process, making an informed decision on requesting examination and during patent prosecution, particulary with regard to the making of amendments.

Other presentations at the joint webinar will cover patent prosecution and litigation in the USA and in Singapore.

For full details of the event, please visit the ASPA website.

The Association of Singapore Patent Attorneys (ASPA) and the Japanese Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) will be jointly hosting a webinar on patent prosecution and litigation. The webinar will be held on 22 February 2022 at 11:00 am Singapore Time.

Dr Chong-Yee Khoo will give a presentation entitled “Patent Amendments: Best Practices to Avoid Hazards” at the joint webinar.

His presentation will cover Singapore patent practice relating to added subject matter and unsearched subject matter. He will also suggest recommendations on best practice during the patent drafting process, making an informed decision on requesting examination and during patent prosecution, particulary with regard to the making of amendments.

For full details of the event, please visit the ASPA website.

Dr Chong-Yee Khoo will attend the CIPA Life Sciences Conference on 29 November 2021. The conference will be held at the Crick Institute in London.

Dr Chong-Yee Khoo has been invited to give a presentation at the CIPA IP Paralegals Virtual Conference 2021.

The conference will be held from 29 September 2021 to 1 October 2021. This is the second year the conference will be held over a virtual platform.

Dr Khoo’s presentation will be on patent formalities in Singapore. His talk will cover the key features of the Singapore patent system and the basic requirements for filing a patent application in Singapore. Dr Khoo will discuss the deadlines for requesting search and examination in Singapore. He will set out the various routes for prosecuting a Singapore patent application that are available to applicants, as well as the considerations that should be taken when choosing which route to take.

The steps an applicant of a patent should take in prosecuting the patent application in Singapore, including amending a patent application and the issues of added subject matter, as well as the eventual grant process, will be discussed. The Singapore Patents Act allows for the possibility of requesting a review of the Examination Report, and Dr Khoo will discuss the steps that need to be taken to initiate such an Examination Review.

Dr Khoo’s talk will also address the possibility of making voluntary amendments to a patent application, filing of divisional applications, making changes to the patent (including changes of ownership and address changes), and the payment of renewal or maintenance fees on Singapore patents.

The conference will also hear other presentations on

• Everything You Need To Know About Hong Kong Formalities Including Recordal of Assignments & Licences
• Patent Applications in South Africa: So Easy and So Easily Disastrous
• IP Policy and Practice in the Post-Brexit World
• Welcome and Introduction
• IPO Formalities
• EPO Formalities
• WIPO PCT Update on Latest Developments and Challenges
• The right strategy to approach M&A Recordals projects: a business case analysis
• Mental Health Matters: A Proactive Approach for Paralegals
• Designs – Hague System Formalities from International Application to Renewal
• IP Inclusive: A Community for All”

For more information on the event, please visit the paralegal conference website.