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Brunei - Law and Practice Updates

Brunei IP Office – New Operating Hours

With effect from 04 January 2017, the Brunei IP Office (BruIPO) has instituted new operating hours. Under this new arrangement, BruIPO is closed every Friday and Sunday, which have been declared as non-working days. Any deadlines falling on those days can be validly met on the next working ... Read More
03/04/2017henrygoh

Brunei: Amendments to the Trade Marks Act and Trade Mark Rules 2000

The Brunei Darussalam Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) has announced that from 26 January 2017 onwards, some major changes to the Act and Rules will take effect. This is, of course, in addition to the most substantive change i.e. the country’s accession to Madrid Protocol on that same month. Section 4 has ... Read More
03/03/2017henrygoh

Brunei TM: Declaration of Intention to Use

The Government of Brunei Darussalam made an official notification to WIPO that, effective 19 March 2017, all international trade mark applications or subsequent designations of Brunei Darussalam must include a Declaration of Intention to Use the Mark. Applicants (or their consent holder) must declare that they have the intention to ... Read More
23/01/2017henrygoh

Brunei Darussalam joins the Madrid Protocol effective 06 January 2017

On 06 October 2016, Brunei Darussalam deposited with the Director General of WIPO its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks. The Madrid Protocol will thus enter into force with respect to Brunei on 06 January 2017. Brunei is the 98th member of ... Read More
10/10/2016henrygoh

Update on Calculation of Term and Renewal Dates of Brunei Re-Registration Patents

We are informed that BruIPO now requires the owners of existing re-registration patents to notify the Registrar of their intention to switch to the new regime of renewal based on the date of grant of the basic foreign patent. We are in the process of assisting our clients in meeting ... Read More
03/08/2016henrygoh