Sector
IP Management
BharatBenz now a Well-Known Trademark in India
18 November 2024Well-Known Trademark status offers protection beyond the class for which the mark was registered, etc.
2024 Asia IP Awards winners crowned in Manila
30 January 2025Fifty-nine firms from 21 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions took home trophies at the 15th annual Asia IP Awards, held November 17 at Blackbird restaurant in Manila.
2024 India’s Top IP Firms and Practices Revealed
21 October 2024Asia IP’s editorial team reveals India’s top IP firms, practices.
Nepal’s Draft Copyright Act, 2024 proposes creation of Intellectual Property Police
11 November 2024IP lawyer weighs in on proposed IP Police including the challenges and considerations involved.
The challenges of using IP as collateral in the Philippines
16 September 2024Businesses in the Philippines remain largely unable to use their IP as collateral. – Editha R. Hechanova
Enforcing IP rights in the Philippines where IP owners are a preferred class of litigants
14 September 2024While securing IP rights is an initial step, enforcement, coupled with commercializing the IP asset, will complete the spectrum of IP protection. – Susan Villanueva, Patricia Bunye, Divina Gracia Pedron and Rowanie Nakan
A call for a stronger IP code in the Philippines
08 September 2024To bolster the fight against counterfeiting and piracy, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is pursuing amendments to the IP code. – Excel V. Dyquiangco
Lebanon extends deadlines for all IP matters
05 November 2024The office still accepts IP instructions and all necessary formalities to be actioned with the IPO once operations resume.
Delhi High Court defines the contours of product-by-process claims in India: Analysis and jurisdicti...
25 September 2024The Delhi High Court’s judgment on product-by-process claims represents an important moment in the interpretation of product-by-process claims in India, making way for an important discussion on the scope and interpretation of product by process (PBP...
Singapore’s Health Products (Therapeutic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 take effect
08 October 2024The amendments provide clarity but protection may be narrower in some cases, says IP lawyer.
BRIN emphasizes the importance of IP protection for researchers
07 October 2024Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency emphasized the importance of IP protection to provide legal protection for researchers’ innovative efforts.
India set to regulate patent and trademark agents with Code of Conduct
01 October 2024Delhi HC ordered the Controller General to finalize the code by December 31, 2024.
Singapore rises to 4th spot in WIPO’s Global Innovation Index
30 September 2024Singapore claimed the highest ranking in over a decade while retaining top spot in SEAO.
Laos introduces revamped IP Portal
04 September 2024The revamped IP Portal acts as a one-stop shop offering simple advice on the intellectual property environment.
Voice ownership: When your voice becomes a digital doppelgänger
27 August 2024As AI continues its march forward, actors are increasingly finding themselves on the outside of the voice over business. Cathy Li examines who owns an actor’s voice when AI and voice cloning tools can sound like just about anyone.