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1 SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK SERVICES davies.com.sg

2 WHY SINGAPORE? WHY DAVIES COLLISON CAVE? An island of innovation, Singapore has quickly grown into a sophisticated research and development hub for both local and multinational businesses. As evidence of this, Singapore recently achieved the following rankings: 1st in the world in terms of economic globalisation i ; 1st in Asia and 4th in the world for efficient IP systems ii ; 2nd (for the 5th year in a row) in the latest Global Competitiveness Report iii ; and 3rd in the world for highest GDP per capita adjusting for purchasing power parity (a realistic indicator for standard of living) iv. These impressive achievements have been underpinned by the Singaporean Government s investment in local manufacturing and R & D. For example, over the last decade, the Singaporean Government has invested around 6 billion dollars into its Science and Technology Plan v. So, it s not surprising that Singapore has become an essential place for securing IP rights. A snapshot of Singapore s top patent filers for 2017 is shown below. Singapore is also an important gateway to the ASEAN region one of the largest economic zones in the world, larger than EU in population. As a measure of relative importance in the ASEAN region, Singapore has 48.4% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) nominal per capita. Singapore is a member of ASPEC. As such, an allowed Singapore application can be used to expedite Examination of a corresponding application filed in any one of the other ASEAN countries. This can be an important tool for reducing the complication and cost of patent prosecution. Due to its fast-growing IP driven economy and strong monetary prospects, Singapore has the potential to add value to your business and is a key player in the ASEAN market. Davies Collison Cave (DCC) has over 135 years of experience in providing intellectual property (IP) services to businesses, universities and research institutions. We proudly claim that no other specialist IP firm has more highly qualified and highly experienced Patent and Trademark Attorneys. This is evident from receiving recent industry awards such as World Trademark Review 100 refers to DCC as a Pereninal Leader 2017, MIP Australian Prosecution IP Firm of the Year 2016, and 2016 Asia IP Law Awards including, Australian Patent Firm of the Year and Trade Mark Firm of the Year. In July 2015, DCC opened up an office in Singapore. The Singapore team is led by four patent and trade mark principals, who collectively have over 70 years of experience in IP law. The patents team has a broad range of science and engineering backgrounds, with 60% having PhDs in their respective fields. We have the right HOW WE CAN HELP YOU combination of technical and legal skills to understand your invention and best protect your valuable IP assets. Since opening, the DCC Singapore team has gone from strength to strength more than tripling in size within 2 years with an impressive, rapidly expanding, client portfolio. A key difference with our practitioners is that we pride ourselves on having good working relationships with our clients. This is essential to ensuring that we are able to understand their commercial objectives so that we can develop IP strategies that get the best return from the money that they invest in their IP assets. DCC provides a cost-efficient and streamlined offering across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the other ASEAN countries. TOP PATENT FILINGS IN SINGAPORE 2017 Nitto Denko Corporation 8% Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 15% Agency for Science, Technology & Research 15% F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag 11% Novartis AG 10% Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 7% Nanyang Technological Univeristy 8% 3M Innovative Properties Company 8% Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Com 9% Lam Research Corporation 9% PATENTS AND DESIGNS strategic IP planning novelty searching and associated validity advice freedom to operate searching and associated infringement advice patent landscape searching and strategic advice drafting patent specifications filing and prosecuting patent applications preparing design drawings filing and prosecuting design applications plant variety rights (PVRs) TRADE MARKS strategy trade mark planning clearance searching trade mark filing and prosecution trade mark oppositions infringement advice LEGAL SERVICES licensing domain use registration services commercial agreements For a complimentary initial consultation, please contact us on SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS 2

OUR SINGAPORE TEAM Our team has extensive experience assisting clients to identify, protect and commercialise their inventions.

Esther Seow, Principal LLB (Hons), Patent Attorney (MY) Trademarks: Protection, prosecution, exploitation and enforcement in Singapore, advise on drafting

technology & medical devices. E dtan@davies.com.

condunctors, cybersecurity, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, instruments, robotics and electro-mechanical devices. E rclark@davies.com.

IP Law, Patent Attorney (AU, NZ) Patent: Pharmaceutical sciences and Industrial Chemistry including organic and inorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry,

IP Law, Patent Attorney (AU & NZ) Patent and Design: Medical Devices & Technologies, ICT & Software, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnology.

(SG) Patent: Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Antibody Engineering, Peptide Therapeutics, Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Medical Technology.

3 OUR SINGAPORE TEAM Our team has extensive experience assisting clients to identify, protect and commercialise their inventions. By taking the time to understand your business we are able to provide strategic advice aimed at maximising commercial return from your IP assets. Esther Seow, Principal LLB (Hons), Patent Attorney (MY) Trademarks: Protection, prosecution, exploitation and enforcement in Singapore, advise on drafting and reviewing IP related agreements, franchise and licensing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other commercial agreements. E eseow@davies.com.sg Desmond Tan, Principal BEng (Hons), Patent Attorney (SG) Patent and Design: Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, ICT, instruments, financial technology & medical devices. E dtan@davies.com.sg Ross Clark, Managing Principal BEng (Elec), Patent Attorney (AU, NZ) Patent and Design: Electrical Engineering and ICT, including software, semi condunctors, cybersecurity, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, instruments, robotics and electro-mechanical devices. E rclark@davies.com.sg Mathew Lucas, Principal B.Sc. (Hons.), PhD., M.IP Law, Patent Attorney (AU, NZ) Patent: Pharmaceutical sciences and Industrial Chemistry including organic and inorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, petrochemicals, food technology, nanotechnology and water processing technology. E mlucas@davies.com.sg Thomas Griffiths, Principal BEng (Mech), B.Sc, M.IP Law, Patent Attorney (AU & NZ) Patent and Design: Medical Devices & Technologies, ICT & Software, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnology. E tgriffiths@davies.com.sg Kian Hoe Khoo, Patent Attorney B.Sc. (Hons.), PhD. (SG) Patent: Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Antibody Engineering, Peptide Therapeutics, Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Medical Technology. E kkhoo@davies.com.sg Jie An Yang, Trainee Patent Attorney B.Sc.(Hons.), PhD Patent: Applied Chemistry and Material Sciences, nano and biotechnology, instruments and medical devices, pharmaceutical, agribusiness, food and beverages. E jyang@davies.com.sg Kristy Tan, Trainee Patent Attorney BEng (Hons), PhD Patent and Design: Mechatronics engineering, including robotics, automation and control systems. Medical imaging, including MRI and image processing algorithms and constitutive models. Computational modelling and simulations using computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis. E ktan@davies.com.sg 3 SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS 4

NOTES DAVIES COLLISON CAVE S SERVICE AREAS LAOS THAILAND VIETNAM PHILIPPINES MALAYSIA CAMBODIA BRUNEI PAPUA NEW GUINEA SINGAPORE INDONESIA PACIFIC ISLANDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND DAVIES COLLISON CAVE

4 NOTES DAVIES COLLISON CAVE S SERVICE AREAS LAOS THAILAND VIETNAM PHILIPPINES MALAYSIA CAMBODIA BRUNEI PAPUA NEW GUINEA SINGAPORE INDONESIA PACIFIC ISLANDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND DAVIES COLLISON CAVE SINGAPORE HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH: Microsoft Abbott Laboratories AMGEN Novartis Gilead Dragages Singapore MasterCard 3M Agrofresh i 2013 Konjunkturforschungsstelle Index of Globalisation. ii Hui, L. (2016). Singapore s IP Ranking. Available at: [Accessed 23/9/2016]. iii Schwab, K (2016) The Global Competitiveness Report Available at: org/docs/gcr/ /global_competitiveness_ Report_ pdf. iv World Economic Outlook Database, April 2016,International Monetary Fund. Database updated on 12 April Accessed on 14 April v Singapore Patent Landscape Report 2014, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. CommScope Bayer A*STAR Amazon Beacon Pharmaceuticals Singapore University of Technology and Design 5 SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS SINGAPORE PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS 6

5 Davies Collison Cave Asia Pte. Ltd. 10 Collyer Quay #07-01 Ocean Financial Centre Singapore T F E mail@davies.com.sg davies.com.sg Image: Pink Orchid

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