Category: Intellectual Property

By Adrian Ee & Joanne Chew Introduction Singapore’s patent system was a self-assessment one. To strengthen the patent regime, the Patents Act has been amended to a positive grant system. With the positive grant system, Singapore’s patent regime would be on par with the other established patent offices such as that of the UK, US, […]

By Adrian Ee A trade mark can exist in the form of a word, name, signature, numeral, logo, brand, heading, label, shape, colour, aspect of packaging or any combination of the above. A mark that is used in relation to services as opposed to goods is referred to as a “service mark”. Trade marks are […]