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2025 Asia IP Awards winners crowned in Kuala Lumpur

The legal problem of patenting CRIs: Conundrum between technical effect and technical contribution

Computer-related inventions are creating a surge of patent applications in India. Patenting CRIs remains challenging.

Hilda Chan joins RPC in Hong Kong as partner

Chan brings a growing tech practice, advising on data privacy, cybersecurity and transactions.

Regulations on keyword setting for commercial identifiers

The 2025 revision of China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law clarifies the regulation of keyword setting behaviour. – Xia Zheng and Jie He

Dentons Link Legal strengthens TMT practice with two new partners

Kapil Chaudhary, Avisha Gupta join the firm in New Delhi.

Bird & Bird to launch Riyadh office to focus on tech, IP

Nick O’Connell, Simon Shooter will lead the firm’s tech pratice.

Shaun Leong joins HFW in Singapore as a partner

Leong is an international arbitration specialist who advises on AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency.

IP enforcement developments on Indonesia’s ecommerce platforms

Indonesia’s ecommerce giants are making progress in tacking IP violations, but work remains. – Reagan Roy Teguh

Paul Haswell joins Howse Williams in Hong Kong

Haswell focuses on non-contentious and contentious technology work.

Meta, Kazakhstan Authors’ Society sign licensing agreement on use of local music on social media

Why licensing agreements are important

Patent, copyright and software inventions

Understanding the differences in protection for software inventions under patents and copyrights is crucial. — Espie Angelica A. de Leon

LESI 2025: “We see biofermentation and biotech converging strongly with food, alongside the rise of...

Experts address food security through innovation, policy and emerging tech.

LESI 2025: IP, innovation and collaboration in green tech

Sustainability, climate change and ESG take focus at LESI 2025.

LESI 2025: Smart cities are all about the present and the future

Smart cities raise new questions about control, reuse and vendor lock-in.

LESI 2025 opens in Singapore

Key discussions focus on innovation, smart cities and global collaboration in IP.