TIPO has published the amenments to its examination guidilines, which came into effect on 14 July 2021. These aim to improve the quality of examination and serve as a guide for examiners and a reference for applicants. The main alteration is to the rule for amending claims.
Disclaimer amendments
During the examination procedure, the applicant may need to alter the scope of the claim in order to exclude content that overlaps with the prior art without introducing new matter. As there have been some ambiguous practices in the past, TIPO has added several limitations to the disclaimer amendment. It can only be used to alter: Continue Reading