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IP Analysts
Global brand, local trouble: The challenge of proving a well-known mark in Indonesia
24 November 2025Legal reforms expected to boost investment climate and streamline business licensing procedures.
Individual entrepreneur lost, but at a high price
30 October 2025Bad business practices heat up for South Korean gas-fired boiler maker.
Indonesia moves to modernize copyright law for user-generated content
30 October 2025Improved regime expected to strengthen protection for creators, close UGC loopholes.
Design protection in FMCG: A strategic shield for brand identity
30 September 2025In the FCMG world, packaging isn’t just a container. It’s a conversation.
Indonesia Patent Working Statement due by December 31, 2025
30 September 2025Patent holders in Indonesia must submit a declaration of patent use each year.
Korean company strikes back
29 September 2025South Korean cosmetics company wins unfair competition, trademark infringement case.
The importance of taxation in IP valuation
29 September 2025As the Philippine government pushes for commercialization of IP, taxation of intellectual assets becomes increasingly important.
Singapore High Court elucidates statutory damages in Louis Vuitton ruling
29 September 2025The Singapore High Court strikes balance between deterrence and proportionality: Counterfeiting will not be met with token consequences but statutory damages are to be used proportionately.
Chinese company did not appreciate Russian zeal for Confucius
25 August 2025Why would a company wishing to sell goods in Russia neglect registration of its trademark?
Top 3 mistakes foreigners make when filing industrial designs in Indonesia
25 August 2025Avoiding mistakes in your application can help you gain registration.
Drawing the line between descriptive and suggestive marks
25 August 2025Suggestive terms are registrable and entitled to protection, without proof of secondary meaning.
The microRNA discovery: Singapore and Philippine patent applications
15 August 2025The impact of the 2024 Nobel Prize laureate(s) in Physiology or Medicine on patent applications in Singapore and the Philippines.
The legal problem of patenting CRIs: Conundrum between technical effect and technical contribution
15 August 2025Computer-related inventions are creating a surge of patent applications in India. Patenting CRIs remains challenging.
Registering your trademark in Indonesia
15 July 2025Tips for proper trademark registration in Indonesia.
One registered design, two cancellation petitions, same prior art, different outcomes … and the appe...
15 July 2025While prior registration of a design in India is ground for cancellation of a registered design, a prior registration outside India is not.