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Protecting New and Innovative Products and Protecting New and Innovative Products and Features: Features: The Relevance of the Patent System, including The Relevance of the Patent System, including Patent informationPatent information
Christopher ChowChristopher ChowDeputy DirectorDeputy DirectorIntellectual Property Office of Intellectual Property Office of SingaporeSingapore
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IntroductionPatents
Patent SystemsOther Intellectual Assets
Case Studies
Overview
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Introduction
Food Sector and Intellectual Assets
Food SectorTrademark
Trade SecretPatents
Designs
Know-hows
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• Use of robots in the high hygiene environment
• Special shaped food or packaging
Relevance of Patents in the Food Sector
Introduction
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Patents
Three Key CriteriaInventive
Step
Industrial Application
New
PATENTS
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Patent Systems
Before registering your patent…
1. Scan the various patent databases around the world in case of similar products.
2. Determine the country for registration.
3. Find out the patent systems in that country before registering.
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Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets
• Designs
• Know-hows
• Copyright
Intellectual Assets
Patents
Trademarks
DesignsKnow-hows
Trade Secrets
Etc…
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Trade Marks
• ™ - sign used by any business or trade to distinguish goods or services from those of others.
• ® - Registered trade mark gives owner rights to control the use of the sign.– Has to be capable of being represented graphically.
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Trade Marks
• Consist of letters, words, names, signatures, numerals, devices, brands, labels, tickets, shapes, colours, aspects of packaging or any combination of these.
• For registration:– It must be distinctive – It must be capable of distinguishing the goods or
services of the owner from similar goods or services of other traders.
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Designs
• Refers to features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by an industrial process.
• Protected through registration which gives owner the right to control its use.
• Registration criteria:– it must be new.– it must be industrially applied onto an article.
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Trade Secrets/ Know-hows
Trade Secrets:• Information of commercial value which is only known to a
limited number of individuals. Hinges on the law of confidentiality.
Know-hows:• Process procedures and technical info which can be
documented and shared.
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• Specialises in quality European cooked meat.• Other products like traditional Scottish fare,
haggis.• Brand and re-launched as MacTavish the
Haggis.• New product development under the brand.
Charcuterie Continental
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"We must also protect potential applications. Our customers' applications are what keep this company running, and by protecting them, we are also protecting our customers' right to use our products…"
Charcuterie Continental
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• Leading supplier of natural ingredient solutions like cultures, enzymes, colours and flavours.
• Own a number of patents on natural colours, starter cultures and lactic acid bacteria, enzymes, wine cultures, and other ingredients.
• Revenue in F2006 of EUR 500m
Charcuterie Continental
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Ya Kun Kaya Toast
Breaking New Grounds with IP
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• Started as a single coffee stall in the early 1940s
• Started franchising locally in 2000 and has to date more than 20 outlets across Singapore
• Has since successfully signed on Master Franchises in key overseas cities
Ya Kun
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Identifying Ya Kun’s key IP assets
• Brand/Logo Trademark• Kaya Trade secret• Coffee powder Trade secret• Operations manual Copyright• Collateral Copyright
•Funded by government to develop franchise system•Exploitation through Coy-owned Outlets & Franchising
Ya Kun
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IP SEARCHES
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What is SurfIP?SurfIP is a special project initiated by IPOS and it
introduces the Mine, Manage and Maximise approach to realise the full potential of your IP assets
Award Winner for the Prestigious U.S. E-Gov Award Winner for the Prestigious U.S. E-Gov Trailblazer Award in 2001Trailblazer Award in 2001
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One-stop First-Stop One-stop First-Stop Intellectual Property portalIntellectual Property portal
What is SurfIP
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What is SurfIP
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What is SurfIP
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What is SurfIP
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