After years of waiting, we are pleased to update you that Myanmar new Trade Marks Law and Industrial Design Law have been enacted on 30th January, 2019. In Trademark Law, there are many significant provisions differed from current practice for the applicant and needs to note the changes since Trade Marks Law is adopting…
In the past few days, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Indonesia (the DGIP) has sent notices to foreign patent owners with regard to the patent holders’ obligations to pay the outstanding annuities within 6 months. Failure to pay up the ‘debt’ caused by the outstanding annuities will result in the…
Tonga has its own independent registration system. Re-registration of UK marks is no longer permitted but applicants may claim priority rights in Tonga of its UK or other international application. Priority rights may be claimed within 6 months of the filing of the application in the UK/ other international jurisdiction which are members of the…
When it comes to trademark application in Samoa, there are no provisions for re-registration of foreign marks, but applicants may claim priority rights in Samoa of their trademarks registered in foreign jurisdictions. Priority rights may be claimed within 12 months of the filing of the application in the foreign jurisdiction which is a member of…
Trademark application in Fiji is either national or based on a national UK registration certificate issued by the United Kingdom Comptroller-General (and not an EU or Madrid registration). Applications for independent registration undergo examination and advertising for opposition before registration, whereas “UK-based” applications are to be registered as of right without examination, advertising or opposition.…
Several patent registrations are possible to be used by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia as regulated under Article 109 to 120 of the Indonesian Patent Law. However, there are 2 main determinants that will need to be met first: The patent is related to national security and defence, such as explosive materials, firearms,…
The Directorate General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Indonesia has announced that all lapsed patent registrations due to non-payment are able to be revived. This decision is based on several considerations, namely the goodwill of the patent holders to settle the debt arising from the non-payment, untimely and even missed delivery…
AFFA Intellectual Property teamed up with several colleagues from private practices in Timor Leste and Portugal to discuss Intellectual Property Protection in Timor Leste on December 1st 2017. The event was initiated by INTA and the Embassy of the United States of America in Timor Leste. The discussions were attended by several government agencies, such…
The Directorate General of Intellectual Property of Indonesia proposed several amendments to the current Patent Law No. 14 2001 as it may no longer be relevant to the ever changing technology and rapid growth of innovation both in Indonesia and overseas. The amendment also aims to increase the number or patent applications from Indonesia through…
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia is set to increase the official fees for several services carried out by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of Indonesia. The draft fees – which were only announced on August 15, 2017 – are expected to be in force before the end of this year. The “ever-increasing…
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