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The Patent Squad

examining when to use patents, and when to turn to an alternative form of protection.

CNIPA commissioner proposes ways to tackle post-pandemic IP protection challenges

Dr. Shen Changyu, commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) proposed three actions for IP offices to address IP protection challenges under the post-Covid 19 era: coordinate the top-level design of IP, constantly...

Voting now open for the 2021 Asia IP Awards

IP awareness initiatives in India

Indian businesses are slowly transforming from being simple trading enterprises to manufacturers, service providers and creators of intellectual property. Gradually, research and innovation are taking centre stage, especially for startups, to enable...

Updates on Singapore patent practice

Following a series of public consultation and discussions, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has confirmed that they will launch a formal procedure for the submission of “third party observations".

Employment agreements and compensation in multi-jurisdictional inventorship

Employment agreements for multi-jurisdictional inventorship should be carefully thought through to avoid disputes, said Dan Altman, a partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear in California.

Sharp and OPPO sign a cross-licensing agreement

Sharp and OPPO have announced that they have struck a deal on worldwide cross patent licensing, which covers both parties' terminal devices and include patents for communication technologies.

Huawei is China's leading patent inventor

The top patent inventors and private companies R&D investment list for 2021 was released on October 11th by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Huawei, together with three other private businesses, was named the top patent inventor in...

JPO Refuses Request To Register Demon Slayer Costume

The request to register Tanjiro's costume pattern as intellectual property was refused by the Japanese patent office.

South Korean startup beats Apple for a patent fight in the United States

The winner has not taken the grand prize yet as it still has one more patent to fight for. A Korean attorney foresees what the winner’s next move might be.

Young people in Malaysia with groundbreaking inventions increasing

Maryam Muzamir who may get to patent her award-winning livestock feed "YAM 2.0" through the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

Supreme People’s Court of China confirms jurisdiction over SEP global rate setting in OPPO v. Sharp

A local expert discusses the verdict in great detail.

The ayes and nays of ‘covered’ and ‘disclosed’ in a patent

AstraZeneca AB filed an application at the Delhi High Court seeking an interim injunction for restraining Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from making, selling, distributing, exporting or offering for sale products comprising the compound Ticagrelor under...

Malaysia’s IP Experts

Asia IP reveals the top 50 IP Experts in Malaysia!

Patentability of inventions relating to dosing regimen in China

Although methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases are not granted patent rights in China, the CNIPA will allow an applicant to seek protection for inventions relating to the second medical use of a substance. Jiancheng Jiang explains the i...