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Patents
Looking at patentability exceptions through a judicial lens
30 September 2020It is high time to take a new look at the examination approach towards the inventions preempted under Section 3. D.P.S Parmar explains why.
Patent invalidation profile and strategy in China
30 September 2020A Supreme Court judicial interpretation is bringing changes to the adjudication of patent invalidity cases in China. Guanyang Yao and Jian Zhang explain what is needed to win before the Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Department and the courts.
Drug patenting and the search for a Covid vaccine
29 September 2020The race to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 is on. How does drug patenting affect the search for a vaccine?
Australia’s IP Amendment Bill 2019: Game over for the innovation patent system
29 September 2020By mid-2021, Australia’s innovation patent system will be a rapidly vanishing memory. Lawyers explain what that will mean for the small businesses which have benefited the most from the system.
Outbreak
29 September 2020It’s not just us. Patents, too, are suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Johnny Chan reports.
South Korea records second-largest increase in international patent applications
28 September 2020Covid-19 seems to have little impact on hindering local companies to expand foreign operations.
Jumping Into The PPH
21 September 2020Will we see more of this in the Philippines, especially during this time of pandemic?
Australia Provides Free Extensions
17 September 2020Deadline extensions for patents, trademarks and designs offered as part of Covid-19 relief.
Artificial intelligence in the military and Pakistan’s IP
16 September 2020The Pakistan Air Force has formed a unit for AI development. Will the country’s IP laws be able to deal with this?
Asia IP China Strategies
31 August 2020Exclusive insight into the IP scene in China, from experienced local experts.
Jordanian patent applicants now have deadline for substantive examination fee payment
14 September 2020A local expert thinks it might not be as harsh as it sounds.
Vietnam's IP Experts 2020
31 August 2020Who are the top IP practitioners in Vietnam?
India’s IP scene in the era of Covid-19
11 September 2020With rising numbers of daily cases and a weakening economy, how is the IP scene in India doing?
China’s pharma industry prepares for its own patent linkage system
31 August 2020A deep dive into China's new patent linkage system, and the significant impacts it will have on the country's pharmaceutical industry.
It’s time to update your patent protection strategies in China
31 August 2020Why is administrative adjudication the preferred way to resolve patent infringement disputes?