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Patents
Different jurisdictions, different patentability standards
31 March 2024Obtaining patents in different jurisdictions brings about the challenge of working around different patentability standards. Espie Angelica A. de Leon chats with lawyers across the region about ways to ease the difficulties of patenting the same inve...
Bangladesh’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024Bangladesh has made great strides in its economy, and per capita income in the country has increased both at the individual and collective level. In a pattern seen previously across South Asia, as the country’s populace has become relatively more wea...
Macau’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024As tourism, mainly from mainland China, rebounds in Macau, the intellectual properties involved in the special administrative region’s (SAR) booming gaming industry have made headlines in 2023 and 2024.
Patents: Quality versus quantity
31 March 2024India has emerged as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem with over 125,000 startups and 110 unicorns. Many of these startups are at the forefront of innovation in disruptive technologies (like AI, Internet of Things, Big Data, cybersecurity a...
Saudi Arabia embraces international IP standards; SAIP adopts e-portal system
25 April 2024These changes will bring increased efficiency, alignment with international standards and longer design protection.
Analyzing the gender gap and diversity in IP
31 March 2024The gender gap in intellectual property manifests itself quite similarly to other practice areas, where women suffer from unconscious bias and microaggressions.
INTA 2024: Atlanta gears up for the world’s largest IP gathering
31 March 2024Asia IP Magazine talks to INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo about what’s in store for participants from the Asia-Pacific region, why they should attend INTA and what to expect in the near future.
USPTO, Nepal’s Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Supplies ink MoU for bilateral cooperation in IP...
30 April 2024The move is seen as a positive one for Nepal where IP receives little attention.
Malaysian official: Public understanding of IP is still low
30 April 2024“We are dedicated to supporting the local community in order to foster and grow their creativity as well as assist more innovative business owners in safeguarding their intellectual property,” she said.
SG’s Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law champions green innovation on World IP Day
26 April 2024Minister K Shanmugam SC cites Singapore’s efforts in green innovation, sustainable development and IP.
2024 China’s top IP firms, practices
31 March 2024China’s concerted efforts to improve the protection of intellectual property rights have fuelled the country’s rise to become one of the world’s top economies.
Jurisdiction of the IP Court over disputes of unfair competition
31 March 2024In accordance with Paragraph 9 of Article 4 of the Federal Law of July 26, 2006, N 135-FZ “On the Protection of Competition”, unfair competition means any actions of business entities (groups of persons) that are aimed at obtaining advantages in carr...
Better late than never
31 March 2024Intellectual property in a broad sense does not include only registration, maintenance and disposal of IP but also endless tug-of-war in courts and the patent office.
Analyzing the Delhi High Court’s judgment in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Assistant Controller...
31 March 2024It is evident that the IP framework of the country is currently undergoing a significant transition.
Thailand celebrates Songkran; plans to enlist other regions as IP festivals
17 April 2024Apart from Songkran in Bangkok, Thailand is preparing to enlist 15 other provinces as IP festivals.