Kimanis Food Industries Sdn Bhd (“the Applicants”) applied to register its ANGRY BITE & Device trade mark in relation to class 30 goods. Rovio Entertainment Ltd (“the Opponents”) opposed the application on the basis of the...

The Trade Marks Registry has just issued the following circular: – This circular serves to clarify the Registry’s approach towards the classification of the description of service “distribution services” in an application for registration of a ...

IPOS launches on-the-job training on Madrid Protocol As part of the Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2011 – 2015, ASEAN member states agreed collectively to accede to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement which concerns the inte...

The nine heads of ASEAN Member States Intellectual Property Offices (AMS-IPOs) and EPO President Benoît Battistelli gathered in Cambodia on 27 Feb for the signing of the first regional Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) on Industrial Property. Read mor...

On 8 April, the quiet streets along the arts and cultural precinct of Bras Basah Road came to life with the resounding gongs from a spirited lion dance, welcoming its new entrant – IP 101, Singapore’s first-ever dedicated service centre for all intel...

Singapore to enhance Plant Varieties Protection regime Come July 2014, Singapore will be expanding the scope of its Plant Varieties Protection Act to include all plant genera and species. As the only ASEANcountry to provide such comprehensive protect...

The Trade Marks Registry has just issued the circular below: – Currently, the Registry informs the public of its circulars by publishing them in the trade marks journal and on our corporate website, and via a free email service to interested pa...

The Trade Mark Registry has just published the circular below: – As part of the Registries’ efforts to be more business-friendly and promote a more transparent Register, the option of entering a notice of an express trust and its benefici...

Singapore launches SGD100M Intellectual Property Financing Scheme On 8 Apr, Ms Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State for Law and Education, announced the roll-out of a S$100 million Intellectual Property (IP) Financing Scheme that will enable loca...

The Trade Marks Registry has just issued a new circular below: – Currently, the Registry is prepared to rely on precedents from Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong registrations in relation to specifications of goods or services....