South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trade Secrets in Singapore

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copyright_lockToday, continuing with our Southeast Asia IPR Series, we’re going to take a look at Singapore’s stance on trade secret protection.

Trade secrets are essential for the protection of confidential information which does not fall under the umbrella of other IP rights and can make or break a business moving into a new territory.

Below are a few tips we at the Helpdesk believe that SMEs will find useful when setting up shop in Singapore.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trade Marks in Singapore

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4456318373_3de7f12009_zSouth East Asia is one of the world’s fastest growing markets, with several strong emerging economies and rapid development across a wide number industrial sectors throughout the region.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be writing a series of guides to the current state of play in the various jurisdictions’ IPR frameworks and the procedures through which SMEs can gain protection for their intellectual property, and, where necessary, enforce their rights.

We’ll be starting the series with Singapore, with perhaps the most developed IP legal system in place and one of the freest and most competitive economies in the world.

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Philippines off the US IP watch list

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shutterstock_89259433After nearly 20 years on the United States’ watch list of countries with intellectual property (IP) concerns, the Philippines was removed from the list last year and have managed to keep off it for the second consecutive year. Continue reading “Philippines off the US IP watch list” »

First Singapore Patent Recognized in Cambodia

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shutterstock_56485213Last month marks the first Singapore patent to be granted by Cambodia after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) in January.

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The Philippines gets IP-ready for the ASEAN Economic Community

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A few months ago we looked at how the members of ASEAN would be adapting their IP systems in the run-up to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) of 2015. We questioned whether it would be business as usual or whether this meant we would see real change in the region allowing for a more fluid and internally-accessible market. We have slowly started noticing a shift, most notably with the Philippines Continue reading “The Philippines gets IP-ready for the ASEAN Economic Community” »