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Anti-counterfeit strategies should be adopted as Hong Kong reopens, says IP lawyer
14 March 2023As Hong Kong reopens to the world, brand owners should expect and be prepared for a post-Covid comeback of counterfeiting.
The face of image rights
28 February 2023In many jurisdictions, image rights are protected through a mishmash of intellectual property and other laws. Espie Angelica A. de Leon asks lawyers around Asia whether image rights should become its own IP right.
Damages need to be proven, says IP lawyer
13 March 2023Lawyer shares thoughts on copyright infringement suit involving Singaporean firm and U.S. software company
Are your sound marks making a big noise?
28 February 2023Sound plays a pivotal role in purchasing decisions for younger consumers. Patsy Lau and Char Lam explain how to best protect – and exploit – your sound marks, no matter where you are in Asia.
Cambodia and UAE Finalize Negotiations on CEPA
13 March 2023These two nations have agreed to address intellectual property, among other topics.
Arpit Choudhary joins ANM Global to strengthen firm’s media and entertainment practice.
10 March 2023Mumbai-based lawyer brings experience advising multiple A-listers.
Aarushi Jain joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to lead media, education and gaming practice
10 March 2023Mumbai-based lawyer brings 14 years of experience advising media, tech, gaming and new tech clients.
William Greenlee joins U.S. firm Fennemore in Oakland
10 March 2023Greenlee was partner and managing director of DFDL in Singapore before departure.
Saudi Arabia grants three foreign law firms licenses to operate
10 March 2023Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins, Herbert Smith Freehills will each alter their legal structures in Riyadh.
Fumiyo Doi joins Atsumi & Sakai in Tokyo
10 March 2023Doi noted for her work on tech matters, IP transactions.
Odilla O’Boyle, Davina Colquhoun promoted at Marshalls+Dent+Wilmouth
09 March 2023O’Boyle bumped to senior associate, while Colquhoun is now an associate.
Eliza Jane Saunders joins Pearce IP as lawyer, patent attorney and trademark attorney
09 March 2023Saunders known as “a seasoned and ambitious life sciences patent litigator.”
Donna Meredith, Sian Hope join Pearce IP
09 March 2023Meredith joins as patent and trademark attorney, Hope as litigator.
International Women’s Day: The founder of the firm
31 March 2023In 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...
Survey reveals gender bias in Hong Kong’s legal sector
31 March 202323.7 percent of the female respondents said they are often “advised” to choose a different specialty or change their career paths altogether because of their gender. – 2022 study by Mayer Brown and Women in Law Hong Kong