See also
Updates 2011
- 29.12.2011
- India: Patent Office appoints 94 new examiners
- 29.12.2011
- Chinese Taipei: New format for front pages of Taiwanese documents
- 21.12.2011
- Korea: New application system for 3d designs gaining popularity
- 21.12.2011
- Korea: English machine translations for Korean PCT applications soon available in Patentscope
- 21.12.2011
- Korea: Filing and registration trends for the third quarter 2011
- 2.12.2011
- Chinese Taipei: Amendments to Patent Act to come into force
- 2.12.2011
- China/Hong Kong: SIPO and IPD have signed an agreement on IP co-operation
- 2.12.2011
- China/Korea: SIPO and KIPO have agreed on PPH pilot
- 24.11.2011
- Korea: Korea-US Free Trade Agreement ratified by Korean Parliament
- 24.11.2011
- Philippines: Supreme Court issues rules of procedure for IPR cases
- 24.11.2011
- Malaysia: patent office presents "Strategic Plan 2012"
- 23.11.2011
- India-EU: full steam ahead to finalise FTA
- 15.11.2011
- China: SIPO and USPTO have signed PPH agreement
- 11.11.2011
- Singapore: establishing itself as IP services hub
- 11.11.2011
- Bangladesh: draft Patents Act 2011 and Designs Act 2011
- 8.11.2011
- Philippines: first anti-counterfeiting and piracy summit
- 8.11.2011
- India: e-filing of trade mark applications becomes mandatory
- 7.11.2011
- Vietnam: bilateral co-operation project with DKPTO
- 7.11.2011
- Bangladesh: century-old patent law to be modernised
- 4.11.2011
- Korea: Disclosure of prior art mandatory as of July 2011
- 4.11.2011
- Pakistan: journal of trade marks in digital form
- 4.11.2011
- Malaysia: geared to accede to Madrid Protocol by 2013
- 4.11.2011
- Singapore: new fees and forms
- 4.11.2011
- Chinese Taipei: TIPO has adopted IPC 2011.01 edition
- 4.11.2011
- China: SIPO has signed its first PPH agreement with JPO
- 3.11.2011
- China: SIPO seeks public opinion on amendments to compulsory licensing and patent marking
- 2.11.2011
- Korea: super accelerated examination system celebrates second birthday
- 2.11.2011
- Korea: Filings on a beer coaster? KIPO plans liberalisation of application formats according to PLT
- 2.11.2011
- Korea: EU-Korea FTA further consolidates protection of geographical indications
- 2.11.2011
- Korea: Sharp increase in scope-of-right trials
- 2.11.2011
- China: Free "C-PAT Search" to be discontinued
- 12.10.2011
- China: Chinese documents included in PCT minimum documentation from 1 July 2012
- 6.10.2011
- China: Draft version of trade mark law published for comments
- 5.10.2011
- India: discussion paper on reorganisation of IP office
- 5.10.2011
- Hong Kong: Public consultation on review of the patent system
- 4.10.2011
- Vietnam: bilateral agreements with USPTO and JPO
- 3.10.2011
- Singapore: conference programme of EAP2IC 2011 available online
- 29.9.2011
- Philippines: bilateral agreement with USPTO
- 28.9.2011
- Singapore: collaboration with WIPO on the resolution of international disputes
- 27.9.2011
- China: Access to IPR2 Document Centre and IP Law Search
- 23.9.2011
- India: patent office issues instructions on examination and grant process
- 20.9.2011
- India: feedback from public on introduction of utility models
- 16.9.2011
- China: Work starts on third amendment of copyright law
- 16.9.2011
- Chinese Taipei: TIPO amends patent fee regulations and Accelerated Examination Program
- 8.9.2011
- Singapore: Europe-Asia Patent and Patent Information Conference 2011
- 8.9.2011
- China: EPO hosts virtual classroom on the Chinese patent law
- 7.9.2011
- China: Web-based seminar on protecting IPR in China
- 7.9.2011
- Malaysia: MyIPO published IP Statistic Booklet 2010
- 7.9.2011
- India: compulsory licence for Bayer patent sought
- 24.8.2011
- SIPO launches new patent information platform
- 22.8.2011
- China, Korea, Japan: Upcoming patent information events
- 22.8.2011
- Philippines: government urged to accede to Madrid Protocol
- 20110822
- 19.8.2011
- Korea: Filing and registration trends for the second quarter 2011
- 18.8.2011
- Korea: KIPO's annual report 2010 now available
- 1.8.2011
- Japan: New fee schedule online
- 1.8.2011
- India: Manual of Geographical Indications Practice and Procedure
- 15.7.2011
- Japan: JPO is planning amendments to the Patent Act
- 14.7.2011
- Japan: JPO invites comments on proposed amendments to Examination Guidelines
- 12.7.2011
- Japan: Japan has lowered fees for patent examination requests
- 5.7.2011
- Korea: Free monitoring of Korean IP rights in KIPRIS
- 29.6.2011
- Singapore: IPOS annual report and "Search and Examination Guide" available
- 17.6.2011
- Korea: KIPO creates a database of traditional Korean food
- 17.6.2011
- Korea: KIPO establishes expert team for ISA searches
- 17.6.2011
- Korea: KIPO to enter "Trade Mark Trilateral"
- 17.6.2011
- Korea: Filing and registration trends for the first quarter 2011
- 16.6.2011
- Malaysia: new IP Online search & filing system
- 16.6.2011
- China: New online publications on trade marks and trade secrets available
- 16.6.2011
- Malaysia: new IP Online search & filing system
- 30.5.2011
- India: the Indian Patent Office's annual report for 2009/2010 is now available
- 27.5.2011
- China: New URL for SIPO's English website
- 27.5.2011
- Chinese Taipei: "Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association" website now available in English
- 24.5.2011
- India: details of patented drugs to be made public
- 20.5.2011
- China: "Examination Guidelines" (2010) now published on SIPO's English website
- 19.5.2011
- India: proposal to introduce utility models
- 19.5.2011
- China: SIPO's annual report for 2010 is now available in English
- 17.5.2011
- Korea: KIPO joins two major classification conventions for IP rights
- 9.5.2011
- India: EU-India free trade agreement
- 9.5.2011
- India: position paper on traditional knowledge published
- 6.5.2011
- China: New e-learning module, webinars and helpdesk guide on IPR protection available
- 2.5.2011
- Korea: Filing and registration trends for the fourth quarter 2010
- 2.5.2011
- Chinese Taipei: TIPO has relaunched its websites
- 20.4.2011
- Chinese Taipei: Online file inspection now possible via TIPONet
- 15.3.2011
- China: New interface for Chinese CNIPR platform
- 3.3.2011
- Korea: Speedy non-substantive examination system for designs further extended
- 2.2.2011
- India: amendment to the Patents Rules, 2003
- 13.1.2011
- India: trade mark database open to public
- 13.1.2011
- China: Comparative analysis of Patent Examination Guidelines 2006-2010 now available