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The Case of the Trademarks Registry and the Abandoned Trademarks

The curious case of India's abandoned trademark applications.

Malaysia Prepares for Madrid

With accession to the Madrid Protocol expected in the first quarter of this year, Malaysian IP lawyers are both cautious and optimistic. Lily Zhang discovers how the industry is preparing.

A Threat from Within

Google AdWords: A Legal Dichotomy

The use of trademarks as biddable keywords in Google’s AdWords programme has been accused of constituting infringement, with owners of such marks insinuating foul play on the part of Google and its Adwords clientele. Sagar Suri examin...

Update: Myanmar Trademark Practice

With significant changes in the political landscape of Myanmar (also known as Burma), there are similar expectations for corresponding changes in the economic and business practices as well.

Global Patent Filings Rise in 2014 for Fifth Straight Year; China Driving Growth

2.7 million patent applications filed in 2014.

Negotiating the Tricky Alliance of Brands

As alliances between brands become more popular among Japanese companies, IP lawyers – and the companies themselves – are seeing a number of difficult problems rise up. Toshio Kobayashi explains.

2015 Asia IP Awards Winners Revealed

The winners of the 2015 Asia IP Awards have been announced. Johnny Chan and Lily Zhang report from Okinawa, where they catch up with the winners.

Different Rights, Different Causes of Action

Malaysia's Federal Court recently, in the case between the National Sports Council (NSC) and Mesuma Sports Sdn Bhd (Mesuma), clarified the position as regards the requisites needed in determining the common law ownership rights in source identifiers.

U Myint Lwin Elected to Myanmar Parliament

Copy Gangnam Style

South Korean lawyers discuss with Johnny Chan the local infringement problem – and what the government has done to reduce it.

Industry professionals to converge at BIP Asia

BIP: China Strengthening IP Protection

Zhejiang: Ningbo Sets 2020 Target for Trademarks

Vietnam, Pakistan groups join AIPPI