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By Nick Redfearn IP Komodo devours data, so looked with interest at the published data on 2011 trademark applications in South East Asia. Some of the data is hard to compare. For example Philippines has multi class application data, Indonesia a mix of multi and single class. So for the Philippines and to a degree Indonesia […]
By Nick Redfearn Some patent data from Indonesia shows a trend: 2009 2010 2011 total patents filed 4829 5830 6130 1 US 1059 1255 1211 2 JP 862 1115 1202 3 ID 669 756 778 4 DE 347 449 541 5 CH 276 303 342 Overall patent filings in Indonesia are on the rise and in […]
By Nick Redfearn What is Singapore up to with the consultation paper issued in mid March to open up it’s patent attorney profession? Singapore moved from a re-registration system to a full patent system in 1995. Since then it’s been an upward trend for patent attorneys and patent holders alike as numbers of local and […]
By Nick Redfearn The iTunes Store has just opened to consumers with credit cards in Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. That’s most of ASEAN. But not in the biggest market, Indonesia or newly opening Myanmar. The latter is understandable given the lack of development. But […]
By Nick Redfearn Thailand’s accession to the PCT is providing the promised ease and savings for patent applicants. Data from the Thai IPD shows a good take up from major users like US, China, Japan and Korea. PCT National Application (Inbound) – started from 1 July 2010 Year Numbers 2010 28 2011 2,149 2012 (until 24 […]
By Nick Redfearn Software enforcement is one of the most contentious areas of IP protection. The Jakarta Globe published a report in April on how Indonesian software developers are hampered by poor IP protection and a weak venture capital infrastructure leading to a lack of investment and opportunity to develop the local industry. Meanwhile a BSA […]
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