Closure of Foreign Route from 1 January 2020

Written By

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Hui Leng Tan

Senior Patent Attorney
Singapore

I work as a senior patent attorney in Bird & Bird's Intellectual Property & Technology Group in Singapore, where I specialise in life sciences. I work with a broad range of clients, from local SMEs to foreign MNCs.

From 1 January 2020, patent applicants will no longer be able to use the foreign route when complying with the search and examination requirements in Singapore.

Full article available on PatentHub

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