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IT & Telecoms
Rob Flaws joins Baker Botts in Dubai as special counsel
19 May 2022Flaws joins after serving in-house with African telecoms company MTN.
Nicholas Blackmore promoted to partner at Kennedys in Melbourne
19 May 2022Blackmore also leads firm’s IT & Privacy practice in Hong Kong.
Macau IP Experts 2022
31 March 2022Macau will play an important role in the forthcoming Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. “Macau [will become] a hub for commerce and trade that can facilitate relations between China and Portuguese speaking countries,” Jiang Yi Sheng, chairma...
IP in the World of the Metaverse
31 March 2022Metaverse has been a buzzword since the rebranding of Facebook to Meta, and Microsoft announcing the inclusion of virtual avatars and immersive meetings in MS Teams – which is already coming to life in the first half of 2022.
Are Businesses and Legislation Ready for the Coming of the Metaverse?
31 March 2022As the proponents of the metaverse continue pushing it forward, Ivy Choi asks whether businesses, brands and IP legislation are prepared for a dive into brave, new virtual worlds.
Yingyu Wang joins Simmons & Simmons as partner
10 May 2022Wang was one of the last local Taylor Vinters lawyers in Singapore.
Bronwyn Lincoln joins HFW in Melbourne as disputes partner
10 May 2022Lincoln advises clients in tech, telecoms and pharmaceuticals sectors.
NFTs: The India update
31 March 2022While one is likely to have already read an article or two about NFTs (non-fungible tokens), it bears repeating that NFTs are unique authentication certificates representing either ownership of or a licence to an asset and, in most cases, at least so...
IP Distance Learning System Launched
03 May 2022The IPOPHL Learning Activities Workspace (ILAW) was launched recently by the Intellectual Property Agency of the Philippines (IPOPHL), marking the first time an intellectual property (IP) office in Southeast Asia has supplied an online IP learning sy...
Elyse Adams named partner at Allens in Melbourne
19 April 2022Adams has particular expertise in payment technologies and systems, from traditional systems to blockchain
David Rountree named partner at Allens in Sydney
19 April 2022Rountree has significant experience in major technology and outsourcing procurement deals.
Andrew Fawcett promoted to partner at Al Tamimi in Abu Dhabi
19 April 2022Fawcett is one of the Middle East’s leading specialists on cloud-based tech deals.
Sri Lanka Passes Data Protection Bill - Without A Vote
06 April 2022The Sri Lankan Parliament has passed the Personal Data Protection Bill without a vote after multiple revisions. Legislators and others expressed worries over the proposed Data Protection Authority's influence on individuals' privacy and independence.
2022 IP Profiles Survey
28 February 2022In September, Asia IP will publish the 2022 edition of Asia IP Profiles. This guide is the definitive resource for companies trying to identify the best IP practices in the region, and is based on editorial research, and surveys submitted by leading...
Cryptocurrency, CBDC need to straddle data privacy and financial compliance, says finance executive
25 March 2022There is a real tension between data privacy and financial compliance.