As clients begin to develop global patent portfolios, an effective practitioner will be aware of basic information related to application filing and pendency in locales where protection is sought. This article provides a high-level look at application pendency, grant rates, and effects of lapse in select countries in Southeast Asia and Oceana. READ MORE

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During the pandemic, U.S. trademark application filing has surged by about 40 percent. The mounting number of applications accompanies an increase in fraudulent applications. Amid such a rapid surge, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been working on several fronts to reduce or prevent trademark fraud, theft, and abuse. READ MORE

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As clients and legal counsel begin to develop global patent portfolios, one topic comes up annually: working requirements. A working requirement is a provision of a national patent statute that states an owner of a patent must practice the patented invention within the country that granted the patent. To satisfy the requirement, a patent owner may need to build new manufacturing capacity in the country, utilize existing capacity in the country, or license the patented invention to a third-party for manufacturing the patented invention, or perform the patented process, locally. Consequences for not working a patented invention in contravention of local statutes may include monetary sanctions, as well as potential for loss of patent rights or compulsory licenses to third parties. READ MORE

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