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Patents
Deferred examination: Patent strategy or business necessity?
17 January 2022With fierce competition growing, the explosion of patenting activity is visible in all patent jurisdictions. Every patent office lacks the infrastructure and examination capacity to deal with this exponential increase in the filing of patent applicat...
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Renaissance clarifies the legal test for the infringement o...
17 January 2022On January 19, 2022, India’s apex court delivered its decision in Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc v. B Vijaya Sai & Ors., Civil Appeal, 404 of 2022, setting the law on the tests to determine trademark infringement, holding that when a defendant uses a...
In the matter of a trademark application by Health & Happiness Hong Kong Limited, and opposition the...
17 January 2022The application mark was used in relation to a communications enterprise that provided tailor-made services, including advertising and marketing. The opponent’s core business is in “Monster Energy” brand energy drinks, and is a leader in the beverage...
India’s IP Experts
17 January 2022We reveal India's leading IP Experts
The intersection of EVs and IP
17 January 2022Makers of electric and autonomous vehicles are innovating at breakneck speed and trying to exploit their patent portfolios to the fullest. Excel V. Dyquiangco reports on the intersection of EVs and intellectual property law.
Resolutions for IP rights owners and lawyers
17 January 2022Espie Angelica A. de Leon gathers a group of lawyers’ best set of resolutions for their clients – and for themselves.
PH had 2nd biggest share of female applicants for international patents among 74 countries in 2021
16 March 2022What qualities do women have that make them valuable inventors and patent right owners?
Asian universities doing well in int’l rankings, set examples for good IP strategy, IP lawyer says
10 March 2022Universities from Asia are flexing their muscle, with more educational institutions from the region making their presence felt in various global university rankings.
IPOPHL Launches Patent eCertificates
10 March 2022The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is now issuing electronic Certificates for Patents (Patent eCert), the latest digitalization milestone that brings the agency's objective of providing an end-to-end online service for patent applica...
Post-grant amendments: Flexibility or certainty?
30 November 2021Amendment of patent claims is one of the most critical and strategic decisions that needs to be made during the lifetime of a patent. Both pre- and post-grant amendments can be of strategic importance in determining the economic value of the patent....
Asia IP’s editorial team reveals India’s top IP firms, practices
30 November 2021And the winners of the 2021 Asia IP India Awards are...
India’s number of patents granted almost triple in 5 yrs, moves up in GII rankings
15 February 2022India recorded an almost threefold increase in the number of patents granted in the last five years. The number of patents filed in the country in the same period also increased by 30 percent.
IP trends for 2022
30 November 2021Speaking with leading lawyers from around the region to find out what they think is in store for 2022.
The unusual suspect
30 November 2021team of experts reveals everything you need to know about the alternative IP – trade secrets – from hurdling the pitfalls of protection to doing the right thing in litigation.
The good patent: How to get the best value from your patents
30 November 2021Chatting with lawyers around the region about what makes a patent a good patent.