Magazine

Volume 17 Issue 10 - Nov, 2025

3 | OPINION
IP trends for 2026
10 | LITIGATION STRATEGIES GUIDE
Agility in strategy: How to be flexible in litigation
Lawyers share their tips and tricks for creating a successful litigation strategy.—ESPIE ANGELICA A. DE LEON
14 | LITIGATION STRATEGIES GUIDE
Patent marketing: Making the most of patent filings
Since patent filing is an investment for the future, countries and inventions to protect should be selected in accordance with the visualized return of the investment.—AKI RYUKA
18 | FEATURES
IP Experts 2025: India
42 | FEATURES
Intellectual property: A gaping hole in financial reports
Why is IP largely absent from financial statements?—ESPIE ANGELICA A. DE LEON
46 | FEATURES
IP Experts 2025: Laos
49 | FEATURES
Drafting clear and effective IP assignments
Common drafting mistakes often weaken the enforceability of IP assignments. —EXCEL V. DYQUIANGCO
52 | FEATURES
IP Experts 2025: Cambodia
55| FEATURES
Designing a trade secret programme
How companies can safeguard their confidential information and competitive edge.—EXCEL V. DYQUIANGCO
58 | FEATURES
IP Experts 2025: Myanmar
61| CORRESPONDENTS
Asean
• Guidance on how Singapore courts approach an account of profits in passing off cases, especially those with incomplete evidence.
India
• The Novenco ruling reaffirms that law must serve justice, not procedure, and recognizes the reality of modern commerce where time lost to formality can mean goodwill lost forever.
Indonesia
• As SEP cases begin to proliferate, Emirsyah Dinar suggests Indonesia takes a ‘tiered analytical approach.’
• Legal reforms expected to boost investment climate and streamline business licensing procedures.
Philippines
• Philippine courts have consistently held that natural or potential expansion of trademark rights is never presumed.
Russia
• Although the applicant could not ask the examiner of the application to change the name of the design, the parties found a solution