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Samuel SungMok Lee Has Joined Yulchon

O’Melveny & Myers Plans To Open Office In Seoul

Allen & Overy Plans To Open Two Offices In Vietnam

Indonesia’s Improving IP Regime

With a newly-installed IP Arbitration Board and a rewritten trademark law looming, might Indonesia find itself with an improving global reputation on intellectual property rights protection? Gregory Glass reports.

Law Firms Hit with 10.3% Service Tax

Shining Lights

Announcing the first annual IP Counsel of the Year Awards, Gregory Glass speaks to the winners, and finds out what makes a leading light in Asia’s in-house counsel landscape.

Securitizing Intellectual Property Rights

In times of financial difficulty, more and more IP owners are turning to securitizing their IP rights in order to benefit from the cheap financing available in today’s marketplace. But, as Talal Bijjani warns, securitizing IP rights is highly c...

India: Parallel Imports and the Exhaustion of Rights

How many times have we admired newly-launched products and have craved to own such a product to the envy of others? The only consideration that leaves us pondering over the decision to buy that object of our desire is the exorbitant price tag it come...

Vietnam’s intellectual property law amended to comply with CPTPP

On its road to joining the CPTPP, Vietnam has amended many of its intellectual property laws. Le Xuan Thao reports on some of the highlights.

Singapore trade minister urges nation to redouble IP efforts

Chan Chung Sing, minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore said that intangible assets including IP will increasingly drive the next wave of global growth. Because of this Singapore should redouble its efforts.

CROSS-BORDER TAXATION

In order to stimulate innovation, many jurisdictions have implemented some sort of preferential tax regime for income generated by innovative activities. Friggo Kraaijeveld explains how innovation box regimes work with regard to cross-border taxation...

Managing Your Portfolio

Proper portfolio management techniques can also maximize the value of your IP. Lawyers share their top tips with Johnny Chan.

IP filings up 15 percent in the Philippines

Intellectual property filings in the Philippines, both from Filipinos and foreign nationals, saw an increase of 15 percent in 2018, reflecting the continued growth of the local creative and scientific economy.

New Heights

WIPO reveals that IP filings reached record heights in 2017 – mostly on the strength of China.

Is China leaking your IP?

Despite improvements to IP enforcement in China, there remains a fear of technology theft. Is it founded?