Section
Strategy Guides
Cambodia IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Pheng Thea and David Haskel note that Cambodia’s IP protection remains procedural in nature.
Indonesia IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Novita Sari Pulungan outlines major legislative updates, including expanded patentability for computer-implemented inventions and longer non-use grace periods for trademarks.
Myanmar IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Tin Ohnmar Tun outlines the 2020 Trademark Law, 2019 copyright and industrial design laws, and the ongoing development of enforcement and registration systems.
Philippines IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Regina Reyes-Rara highlights the IP Code of the Philippines and recent implementing rules, emphasizing updated procedures for opposition, appeal and enforcement.
Singapore IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Winnie Tham, Wei Ming Tan and Eugene Yang note Singapore’s IP system combines fast-track filing initiatives like SG Trade Marks Fast, robust patent acceleration frameworks under SIPS 2030 and progressive copyright reforms.
Thailand IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Thailand’s IP system features fast-track and patent procedures, and strong civil and criminal enforcement through the specialized IP&IT Court. – Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025S&O IP highlights Vietnam’s IP system with its newly established specialized IP courts, robust border recordal mechanisms and integrated administrative, civil and criminal enforcement.
Malaysia IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Karen Abraham and Raghuram Supramanium outline Malaysia’s IP landscape, focusing on Trademarks Act 2019, Patents (Amendment) Act 2022 and recent copyright reforms.
Laos IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025Recent reforms, including the 2025 trademark decision, European patent validation and strengthened enforcement, modernize Laos’ IP system and expand protection for innovators and investors.
East Timor IP Guide 2025
05 November 2025East Timor is still developing its IP framework and currently relies on cautionary notices as its main protection tool, but the government has shown commitment to establishing a formal IP regime.
The ASEAN Guide to IP Protection: Preface
05 November 2025ASEAN has become a highly integrated and cohesive economic bloc connected with the global economy. – Vichea Suon
The ASEAN Guide to IP Protection: Introduction
05 November 2025With a combined population of over 700 million, growing purchasing power, and some of the world’s fastest-rising economies, the ASEAN region is rapidly emerging as a global powerhouse. – Karen Abraham
Brunei IP Guide 2025
04 November 2025Hung Zheng On emphasizes that Brunei’s IP regime is evolving to accommodate non-traditional marks, automatic copyright protection without formal registration and a transitional scheme for re-registering foreign-filed patents.
The ASEAN Guide to IP Protection
03 November 2025A comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of IP protection across the ASEAN region
IP strategy in the Philippines: The MSME perspective
30 September 2025MSMEs make up 40 percent of the Philippines’ GDP. How well are they protecting their IP? – Editha R. Hechanova and John Raphael Riel