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International Women’s Day: The founder of the firm

In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, Espie Angelica A. de Leon chats with six women who, collectively, make up some of the region’s leading IP lawyers about the law firms they have founded, the risks inherent in going out on their...

2023 China IP Awards Submissions now open

In 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.

2022 India IP Awards

Intellectual property owners have been overwhelmingly positive about the changes they’ve seen to India’s IP regime over recent years.

China IP Experts

China has reached the top in terms of global patent filings.

Meta Adds New IP Tools

Meta has launched improvements to its Brand Rights Protection Manager Tool Now, it is adding more functionality to the tool. Will this protect and secure more users and brands?

The metaverse takes virtual meetings – and everything else – a step beyond Zoom

Patentability of AI-related patent applications

As the use of artificial intelligence increases, examiners are increasingly being asked to determine whether AI-related applications can be patented. Asia IP compares the patentability of AI-related applications across China, the United States and Eu...

The Philippines quickens digital IP objectives

At the recently concluded 63rd Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Rowel S. Barba, director general of the Intellectual Property (IP) Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), called for increased support...

Thailand IP Experts 2022

Thailand has made significant progress in strengthening the protection of intellectual property in the country, the government has told the United States. The conversation, held on the sidelines during bilateral talks during this year’s APEC Minister...

Indonesia IP Experts 2022

Nearly 90 percent of businesses in Indonesia’s creative economy lack intellectual property protection, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said on World Intellectual Property Day in April. “In fact, collaboration, synergy schemes, as well as alignment of...

New Zealand IP Experts 2022

New Zealand has been in the headlines of IP-focused publications and the mainstream media this year, particularly since the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) ruled recently that artificial intelligence cannot be an inventor.

IP Experts 2022 Australia

Kangaroos, 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...

Pakistan IP Experts 2022

Atta-ur-Rahman, former chairman of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission and president of the Network of Academies of Science of OIC Countries, writing in Pakistan’s The International News, acknowledged recently that Pakistan is challenged by its te...

Hong Kong IP Experts 2022

With China’s forthcoming Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area well on its way to fruition, Hong Kong-based lawyers will continue to play a key role in the development of intellectual property in the region.

ASCI guidelines for advertising and promotion of virtual digital assets and services

A lack of structural framework for regulation of virtual digital assets, such as NFTs and cryptocurrencies, and the advertisement of such in India, has resulted in ambiguous and opaque advertisements.