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Patenting the clean beauty trend
30 September 2022With the fast pace of developments in the beauty industry, it is highly likely that by the time a patent application has been the approved and registered, the subject of the application may have already been rendered obsolete by newer, better, or muc...
Empowering youth through IP laws?
31 August 2022Young content creators are often better positioned than their parents are to understand how IP laws can help protect their painting, programs and photographs. Lawyers from around the region weigh in whether that results in more awareness of intellect...
A way to reinforce your patents in China
31 August 2022It is almost inevitable that a patent owner will receive a patent invalidation action from an accused during a patent infringement proceeding in China, with the aim of uprooting the entire patent right. Johnson Ge provides insights into China’s curre...
Patentability of AI-related patent applications
31 August 2022As the use of artificial intelligence increases, examiners are increasingly being asked to determine whether AI-related applications can be patented. Asia IP compares the patentability of AI-related applications across China, the United States and Eu...
Parallel imports in China: Problems and feasible solutions
31 August 2022Parallel imports are not only a legal issue, but also concern the trade policies and interests of a country. Due to the lack of clarity of the state of the law in China, brand owners currently may refer to the judicial precedents and take proper meas...
Legal measures for intellectual property infringement in China
31 August 2022Intellectual property rights owners have witnessed a sea change in how their rights are protected in China. Bin Zhang and Yifan Yang explain why IPR owners around the world can be confident that, with sufficient evidence and proper counsel with local...
IP challenges behind livestreaming ecommerce in China
31 August 2022Livestreaming ecommerce is taking China by storm, and has reached more than 388 million streaming video users, nearly two-thirds of whom placed orders after watching the videos. Ivy Choi examines the challenges inherent in policing IP when it’s being...