Region: Singapore

Pharma patent litigation highlights in Southeast Asia in early 2020s

Rouse highlights some of the most important pharma patent decisions issued by Southeast Asian courts in the past four years

04 July 2024

Revealed: The IAM Asia Elite of 2024

Our annual list of the region’s best in the business now boasts 93 organisations, with Japanese companies scooping the most spots

06 June 2024

BREAKING: Huawei strikes licensing deal with major smart meter provider

The global agreement with EDMI is indicative of an increasingly fruitful IoT space

11 April 2024

Singapore’s pro-patentee pharma landscape facing key legislative changes

The country's patent linkage system offers significant advantages to drug patentees, but proposed law amendments threaten to change that

26 March 2024

Coming to America: funding for small innovators seeking patents to enter the US

We spotlight IP funding programmes in Singapore, Germany, China, and the European Union that incentivise small-to-medium-sized enterprises to globalise their patent portfolios

22 November 2023

‘Patents are more than just legal tools’ – an interview with Grab’s patent strategist

Ye Thu Aung reveals his key hacks to driving the super-app’s IP strategy forward

17 October 2023

World’s first intangibles disclosure framework launched in Singapore

While adoption is voluntary, the move should empower financial institutions, venture capitalists and valuation firms to better understand and evaluate IP as part of overall business valuations

15 September 2023

New ASEAN patent examination guidelines a “catalyst” for boosting region’s presence on global IP stage

The common guidelines streamline patent filing and prosecution processes across member states, improving transparency and predictability for domestic and foreign innovators alike

11 August 2023

Singapore push to become ASEAN IP ADR hub yet to see significant buy-in

But new WIPO funding programme seeks to encourage companies from the region to embrace mediation

08 August 2023

“A strong IP and IA portfolio is the bedrock of our company”: Vivo Surgical founder on building an award-winning medtech offering

Head of Singapore-based startup reflects on the importance of patents in ensuring its products are proprietary and unique

10 November 2022

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