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SINGAPORE ACCEPTS INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FILED IN CHINESE

On 1 January 2017, an amendment in rule 116 of the Singapore Patents Rules which introduces Chinese, in addition to English, as a language for international applications and request forms (e.g., request for PCT/RO/101) filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) at the Intellectual Property…

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Patent term extensions in Singapore

Singapore currently stands as the only country in the Southeast Asian region where Patent Term Extensions (PTE) are possible, at least in theory. In practice, however, the stringent conditions which need to be met in order to extend the term of a granted patent makes PTEs highly improbable. A…

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SINGAPORE’S 10-YEAR PLAN FOR IP GROWTH

Singapore has launched a plan on 26 April 2021 that indicates its ongoing and future efforts to keep it as a global hub for enterprises with IA/IP investments. Singapore has launched a 10-year plan named Singapore Intellectual Property Strategy 2030 (SIPS 2030), on 26 April 2021, which coincided…

Giovanni Sapere

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This new bandage stops the bleeding without adhering to the wound

Researchers at the ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore have developed a new type of bandage that aids blood clotting and does not stick to the wound As is often the case in science, discoveries also come by chance and this is a classic example. Researchers at the ETH Zurich headed…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca