Singapore and Malaysia Life Sciences Patent Update - November 2012

Update on life sciences patent law and practice in Singapore and Malaysia, given at the Life Sciences Conference of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, 16 November 2012 (Luton Hoo, UK).

Copyright 2012 Chong-Yee Khoo. All rights reserved.

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1. Singapore and Malaysia Life Sciences Update Dr Chong-Yee Khoo Cantab LLP Registered Singapore Patent Agent, CPA, EPA @CantabIP www.cantab-ip.com CIPA Life Sciences Conference 16 November 2012
2. Contents • Singapore • Singapore Patent System • Patentability of Life Sciences Inventions • Patents Act Amendment 2012 • Malaysia • Handout prepared by Shearn Delamore
3. Features/Advantages • Language • Sources of law • Attitude of Courts • Remedies • Enforcement • Grant cost and timeframe • Patentability provisions for life sciences inventions
4. Patentability Guidelines • “Guide on Patentability Issues arising during Search & Examination” • Issued by IPOS September 2010 • Available from IPOS website • http://t.co/bPnxjXWC
5. Patentability • Treatment and Diagnosis • Medical Use Claims • Genes • Guide 6.19 to 6.22
6. Patentability • Chimeric Animals • Guide 6.23 to 6.24 • Transgenic Animals • 6.25 to 6.27 of Guide
7. Patentability • Human Embryonic Stem Cells • Guide 6.25 to 6.27
8. Features! • Many prosecution options • Local route, foreign route, mixed route • Fast track and slow track • Outsourced examination • Self-assessment system
9. 2012 Amendments • Patents Bill passed mid-2012 • Presidential Assent received • To be gazetted in next month or so • Rules not yet established • Timelines likely to change
10. Life Sciences • Patent Term Extensions (i.e., SPCs) • Patent Linkage provisions • Bolar provisions • “Grace Period”
11. References • Singapore Statutes: statutes.agc.gov.sg • IP Legislation: tinyurl.com/8s2ploy • IPOS: www.ipos.gov.sg • Guide on Patentability Issues: t.co/bPnxjXWC • Bioethics Advisory Committee: tinyurl.com/ 978vq7l • Patent Term Extensions: tinyurl.com/8tokavj
12. Malaysia Update (see handout) Shearn Delamore & Co, Kuala Lumpur www.shearndelamore.com
13. Updated slides available Cantab LLP Vbox 881846 Singapore 919191 www.cantab-ip.com mail@cantab-ip.com