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Shortlist revealed for 2023 Asia IP Awards

We have researched all the major jurisdictions across Asia and the Pacific to put together a shortlist of the 2023 Asia IP Awards. And it’s now your turn to vote.

IPOPHL, WIPO hold Asian Innovation conference

Event supports accelerated development of innovation ecosystems, skills and capacities in IP management.

Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd v. Encore Films Pte Ltd: An expedited process in the interest of ju...

India: The perils of not naming the correct inventors

When an invention is created by the joint efforts of many persons, all of them qualify to be named as inventors in the patent application. What happens if one is left off?

Patent applications in Chinese universities increase

This is due to the growing emphasis on intellectual property protection across all sectors of society.

Indian satellite lands on moon; brands capitalize on its success

Various entities in the market are piggybacking on the wave of Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing.

Hydrogen patents shift to clean technologies

Despite the attention from policy-makers and the media on hydrogen’s potential to decarbonize long-distance transportation, aviation, power production and heating, the automotive industry continues to be the main area of concentration for innovators...

India post-IPAB Should other courts also have their own IP division?

When India’s erstwhile Intellectual Property Appellate Board was abolished in 2021, two High Courts ushered in their own IP divisions. Lawyers across India tell Espie Angelica A. de Leon that they’d like to see others follow in the footsteps first tr...

WIPO-IPOS IP For Innovation Awards winners announced at IP Week@SG 2023

Companies in the biotech, entertainment and transport sectors were hailed for successful use of IP

What to expect in 2023 AIPPI World Congress

The AIPPI is getting ready to host the upcoming World Congress this coming October.

IPOS launches framework for enterprises to disclose, communicate value of intangible assets

Launched during IP Week@SG 2023, the Intangibles Disclosure Framework will help enterprises commercialize their IAs

Innovation-related filings increase in the Philippines

The startup environment in Manila alone has increased to US$3.5 billion, up 85 percent from the US$2.1 billion indicated in the 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).

ASEAN launches IP register

This new online platform is a centralized information portal incorporating up-to-date IP-related data from the ten ASEAN member states.

India: DPIIT notifies proposed amendments in Patent Rules, 2003

India’s Department for Promotion of Industy and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has notified proposed amendments in the Patent Rules, 2003, a move lawyers at LexOrbis call "positive."

ASEAN: Emerging trends in Southeast Asia’s autonomous vehicle patent landscape

While there has been an unprecedented interest in Southeast Asia as a patent filing destination, the autonomous vehicle technology patent landscape in the region remains nascent.