Sector
Trademarks
Should prenuptial agreements include intellectual property rights?
28 February 2025Key insights into prenuptial agreements involving IP rights. — Espie Angelica A. de Leon
Cybersquatting and its implications in the UAE
28 February 2025Trademark rights play an important role in domain name disputes and the potential for domain names to create confusion in the digital marketplace. – Sarmad Hasan Manto
Chinese cosmetics brand enters Indonesia after winning trademark dispute
07 May 2025Florasis wins bad-faith trademark dispute, highlighting strong branding and IP in Indonesia.
Protection of the right to a commercial designation
06 April 2025Legal entities that carry out entrepreneurial activities may use commercial designations that not subject to mandatory inclusion in Russia’s Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Eleven years in IP ambush
06 April 2025Lack of attention to your intellectual property can be costly, as a South Korean company discovered in a trademark dispute in Russia.
Pursuing civil liabilities against trademark squatters in China
28 February 2025Brand owners are increasingly taking civil action against trademark squatters in China. – Yifan Yang and Hongxia Wu
Recent policy and procedural changes in the evolving IP landscapes in the MENA region
31 March 2025The MENA region is undergoing significant changes to its intellectual property landscape.
AI and intellectual property: A growing wave of disputes
31 March 2025The surge in AI-generated content has sparked a global legal reckoning. – Panisa Suwanmatajarn
2025 Asia IP’s editorial team reveals China’s top IP firms, practices
28 February 2025China’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.
The ChatGPT and Studio Ghibli controversy: questions begging for answers
25 April 2025Aside from copyright, other questions focus on trademark issues and brand recognition.
L’Oréal and Another v. Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd – Pre-action discovery and the Riddick undertaking
28 February 2025In this decision, the Singapore High Court addressed the scope of compliance required under a pre-action discovery order, particularly concerning disclosure of user data.
Iraq adopts Nice Classification 11th edition
23 April 2025This move aligns Iraq with international trademark classification standards.
Qatar revolutionizes its IP landscape
31 March 2025Qatar’s National Vision 2030 has modernized its IP landscape. – Excel V. Dyquiangco
Improving IP situational awareness
28 February 2025Before bringing a product to market, it is essential to first register your intellectual property.
Corporate name vs. trademark registration
31 March 2025This is not a case of confusing similarity. This is a case of who is the real owner of the trademark “Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant”, being claimed by both a corporation and its former shareholder.