Brunei Darussalam had sought the expertise of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines to extend its search and examination services in its patent applications, a first for the agency.
In a statement, IPOPHL said they were tapped by Brunei Darussalam’s IP Office, an outsourcing arrangement, arming its Bureau of Patents to accept re-examination, provide opinions in response to an opposition over an amendment to a patent and extend capacity-building activities to help BruIPO adopt international best practices in patent search and examination.
Further, IPOPHL will also process a…
