Singapore’s Intellectual Property Office has recently introduced a refined patent acceleration scheme known as SG Patents Fast, launched on 20 May 2025. This new scheme replaces the previous SG IP Fast pilot, which concluded at the end of 2024. The updated approach focuses not on speeding up the final grant, but rather on advancing specific...
Introduction and Overview of Amendments The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea enacted substantial amendments to the Trademark Act, which are set to come into effect on 22 July 2025. These legislative revisions are aimed at improving procedural efficiency within the trademark registration framework and enhancing enforcement mechanisms available to rights holders. The key...
Legislative Overview The Vietnam’s National Assembly has recently approved the Law on Digital Technology Industry (DTI Law) during its 9th Session of the 15th Legislature. Scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2026, the DTI Law is Vietnam’s first comprehensive legal framework tailored to support and regulate the digital economy. It aims to strengthen...
Introduction and Key Objectives Japan recently introduced a landmark piece of legislation known as the Act on the Promotion of Research and Development and the Utilisation of Technologies Related to Artificial Intelligence, commonly referred to as the Japan AI Act. This new law marks a significant step toward fostering AI innovation while ensuring ethical and...
Key Decision and Statutory Basis On April 18, 2025, the South Korean Tax Tribunal issued its decision in Case No. Josim 2025Jung0213, concluding that royalty payments made by a Korean entity to a United States-based company for the use of patents registered only in the United States, but used within Korean territory, qualify as Korean-source...
Regulatory Directive and Procedural Context The Nanjing Intellectual Property Protection Center (NIPPC) issued a formal directive on the 4th of June 2025, strictly prohibiting the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of patent application materials submitted for regional pre-examination. This development directly affects applicants seeking accelerated review under China’s pre-examination mechanism, which...
Judicial Determination and Statutory Context The Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan rendered a seminal judgment in Case No. 2023 (Ne) 10040, marking the first judicial recognition of patent infringement arising from the performance of a medical procedure involving a patented composition. The dispute concerned Patent No. 5186050, which pertains to...
Singapore’s Intellectual Property Office has recently introduced a refined patent acceleration scheme known as SG Patents Fast, launched on 20 May 2025. This new scheme replaces the previous SG IP Fast pilot, which concluded at the end of 2024. The updated approach focuses not on speeding up the final grant, but rather on advancing specific...
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