Sector

Morrison & Foerster Has Opened An Office In Singapore

DLA Piper Has Opened New Office In Seoul

Tilleke & Gibbins Has Promoted Four Attorneys

Watson, Farley & Williams Has Appointed Marcus Nothhelfer As Partner

Chinnawat Thongpakdee Has Joined Herbert Smith Freehills

Could Do Better

After an exciting year in 2012, IP practitioners in India share their concerns over the country’s IP infrastructure and enforcement, and share their ideas on possible solutions. Anna Zhang reports.

Trade Secrets in a Patentable Subject Matter

While many IP practitioners in India remain oblivious to the value inherent in trade secrets, Sunita Sreedharan says the country’s legislators and courts appear to understand the significance of trade secrets as a competitive tool.

Indian IP Improvements

While the lengthy process to obtain decisions from Indian courts remains a prime challenge to protecting trademarks in the country, a roundtable of experts tell Gregory Glass that IP protection is easier now than it was in the recent past.

Changes on the Way

Businesses in Hong Kong can expect huge changes in 12 to 18 months, now that the Legislative Council has passed the Competition Ordinance. Anna Zhang reports.

Implications on IP

Allen & Overy Has Associated Zeyad S Khoshaim

Taylor Vinters Has Named Henry Goodwin Partner In Singapore

Cavenagh Law And Clifford Chance Have Established FLA

DLA Piper Has Named Erwin Purba Special Counsel In Singapore

Creative Rights for Tomorrow

Lawyers, scholars and entrepreneurs speak to Anna Zhang about where copyright legislation is heading and how businesses around it are changing in the era of the internet.