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Automobile Component Parts: Registrable Design or Not?

Can component parts be IP-protected?

AIPPI: Is mandatory mediation good for IP?

Mandatory mediation is an opportunity for the parties to communicate.

Commerce minister: India fully-compliant with WTO

Intellectual property rights have been a sticking point in India-US relations.

Lawyers Expect More Complete Design Laws

Validity of Australian registered design protection for GUIs still unclear.

Changes to Design Law

Simplified UK design laws effective October 1, 2014.

Australian Lawyers Expect Clear Rules On Graphic User Interfaces

Courts expected to consider GUI registered designs.

Design Experts from Korea, China, and Japan Assemble

“Korea–China–Japan Design Forum” in Seoul.

Korea Joins the Hague Agreement

Hague Agreement effective on July 1, 2014,

SIPO Appoints New Commissioner

Shen Changyu new head of SIPO.

Automatic Exchange of Priority Documents between China and South Korea

KIPO and SIPO implement automatic electronic exchange of priority documents for first filings.

Malaysia: The Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013

How the US's New Anti-IT Theft Approach Affects Asia's Businesses

The use of unauthorized software in business is illegal and is likely to attract both civil and criminal liabilities in Hong Kong. Yet, did you know that the use of unauthorized software by anyone whose goods are supplied to the US may also constitut...

BRIC Countries Called Out for Weak IP Protection

HopgoodGanim Joins Q Legal

Selena She Has Joined Llinks As A Partner