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Academicians in India lobbying for amendments to Copyright Act, inclusive digital education
25 April 2022Academicians from the city of Pune in India are lobbying for an inclusive digital education and amendments to the country’s Copyright Act, 1957 aligned with Digital India and the New Education Policy 2020.
Philippines Partners with Motion Picture Association (MPA) To Develop Piracy Monitoring System
20 April 2022The Philippines has teamed with the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which has agreed to assist in developing an effective pirate monitoring system and a rolling site-blocking regime that would prevent piracy sites from being accessed.
Various IPR Amendments on Korean Acts Effective April 20
11 April 2022Various amendments to the Korean Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act will take effect this April 20,2022. This is to improve the IPR laws to be more friendly to the applicant and to remedy the mistakes actively of applicants and to m...
Teresa O’Connor, Patsy Koh join Ghows as directors
08 April 2022Singapore-based lawyers joined from Infinitus Law.
Melinda Upton named CEO of Positive APAC
08 April 2022IP lawyer’s interest in well-being leads to new career ‘building core psychological strengths of corporate leaders.’
Kozo Yabe joins Midosuji in Tokyo
08 April 2022Veteran IP lawyer joins Osaka-based firm from Yuasa and Hara.
Kate Hay joins KWM partnership in Melbourne
08 April 2022Hay brings more than 20 years of multi-jurisdictional IP litigation to the firm.
Joy Lam joins Baker McKenzie to advise on virtual assets
08 April 2022Hong Kong-based lawyer advised on Asia’s first open-ended tokenized fund.
Jaya Kumar named regional practice group manager at DFDL
08 April 2022Kumar, who joins from J. Sagar Associates, will be based in Bangkok.
Ing Loong Yang joins Akin Gump in Hong Kong
08 April 2022Yang is a renowned international arbitration and disputes practitioner.
Graham Lovett joins Akin Gump in Dubai
08 April 2022Disputes partner regularly appears before DIFC Courts.
ANM Global, Literati Juris set to merge
08 April 2022Rahul Dhote will become IP practice head at merged firm.
Yuwadee Thean-ngarm named to Tilleke partnership
22 March 2022Yangon-based lawyer heads firm’s Myanmar practice; practice includes IP, corporate work.
Simmons & Simmons expands China TMT practice China
19 January 2022Ruina Lui joins international law firm in Beijing.
Pravin Anand wins prestigious INTA President’s Award
08 April 2022Noida-based Anand lauded for dedicated volunteer work at INTA, landmark IP cases in India.