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US Ambassador to Pakistan vows to strengthen IP protection, digital economy

Intellectual property protection and digital economy regulations are two areas which United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome vowed to work on going forward as he proceeds to enhance US - Pakistan ties. He said the two countries ai...

WTO discussions on TRIPS waiver of patent rights stalled

Just when things were beginning to turn rosy, developments involving the proposed TRIPS waiver of patent rights for Covid-19 drugs, vaccines and devices have once again taken a downturn.

Patent landscaping may not be useful in assessing patentability, says IP lawyer

IPOS rejects tech company’s application to register mark after Louis Vuitton opposition

NanoMalaysia and MyIPO Ink Partnership On Technology Program

NanoMalaysia Berhad (NMB) and the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) initiative.

Hong Kong startups featured in Business of IP Asia Forum

THE NEW IP TRENDS IN CULTURAL AND THE ARTS

India’s recent geographical indications

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines a geographical indication as “a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI...

Patenting known substances: The problem with polymorphs

In nature, every molecule rearranges itself into different crystalline forms or shapes. Unsurprisingly, the ability of a molecule to mimic without losing its basic properties took the interest of such molecules into the helms of industrial and pharma...

Is Section 3(d) of India’s Patents Act a workable provision? The long-term effect.

On April 1, 2013, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark decision in the Novartis Glivec case on the interpretation of Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act.

Computational data analysis exception in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021 a game changer

The life of the IP lawyer in the ‘new normal’

countries around the region are figuring out how to handle the coronavirus long-term, as many are beginning to open up again

The rise of IP rights and data privacy in a pandemic

speaking with two Baker McKenzie lawyers about the intersection of the pandemic, IP and data privacy.

IP rights: To forego or not to forego?

reporting that not everyone is convinced that would work as intended.

Innovation and IP is Key to Sustainability