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Dispute Resolution
Qatar issues updates on POA for trademark prosecution
08 July 2024One major change is that Powers of Attorney legalized abroad by the Qatari embassy now require local attestation by the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Cassidy Guo joins FenXun Partners in Beijing
02 July 2024Guo joins Baker McKenzie partner firm from KWM.
India’s Mediation Act of 2023
08 December 2023What does the act mean to India’s legal system and IP rights owners?
2023 India’s Top IP Firms and Practices Revealed
07 November 2023Intellectual property owners have been overwhelmingly positive about the changes they’ve seen to India’s IP regime over recent years. The country has consistently updated its IP laws and aggressively worked to reduce the time it takes to move an acti...
Alexandra Lester named partner at Clyde & Co. in Dubai
04 August 2023Lester works in courts in UAE, Saudi Arabia in the tech, digital, media and telecoms sectors.
India: Understanding public use and the loss of novelty
31 March 2023The novelty requirement is the sine qua non of every patent law.
Russia: Features of claims for the protection of the right to a brand name in the current practice o...
31 May 2023This article examines the problematic issues that arise in law enforcement practice on the protection of the exclusive right to a company name.
Asia IP Profiles 2023
18 April 2023Welcome to the submission form for Asia IP Profiles 2023
2023 China IP Awards Submissions now open
20 January 2023In March, Asia IP magazine will announce the winners of the 2023 Asia IP China Awards. To be considered, you need to submit your information now.
China IP Experts
31 October 2022China has reached the top in terms of global patent filings.
AIPPI takes the AIPPI Café live for the first time
11 September 2022Building on the success of its all-virtual AIPPI Café sessions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Association for the Protection of International Property launched its inaugural in-person Café set of small group discussions at the AIPPI...
IP Experts 2022 Australia
30 April 2022Kangaroos, koalas, the Outback and Bondi Beach dominate the thoughts of those of us not fortunate enough to live down under. (As do, to be fair, the thoughts of deadly creatures like insects and spiders who will happily kill you just for looking at t...
Daimler AG v. Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
30 April 2022The case concerns an opposition in Singapore by Daimler AG (the opponent) to a trademark application by Viva Mobile Communication Co. (the applicant) to register (the application mark). The opponent had opposed the application on two grounds: namely,...
Betty Pig Application in the Philippines May Raise Some Issues?
21 June 2022A recent review of trademark application filings before the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reveals two applications filed for the mark “Betty Pig”. Application No. 4/2022/513528 is a composite mark consisting of the stylized...
Attempt to misappropriate Sholay watered down by Delhi High Court
02 June 2022Sholay, the title of an iconic film, cannot be held devoid of protection, the Delhi High Court said, while restraining a US-based company and others from misappropriating the film name. The court also slapped costs of Rs2.5 million (US$32,200) on the...