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2025 Asia IP Awards winners crowned in Kuala Lumpur

IPOS reduces number of free claims per patent application, increases fees

Is the move justified?

Covid 19 vaccine developed in Bangladesh gets U.S. patent

What is the significance of the patent to Bangladesh and its pharma sector?

The microRNA discovery: Singapore and Philippine patent applications

The impact of the 2024 Nobel Prize laureate(s) in Physiology or Medicine on patent applications in Singapore and the Philippines.

India, UK sign Free Trade Agreement in London during PM Modi’s visit

FTA excludes patent term extension, data exclusivity provisions and protects Indian GIs.

Hiromi Furushima has joined Isshiki & Partners in Tokyo

Furushima was once GC and head of IP at Novartis Pharma KK in Japan.

Australian IP Report 2025: SMEs with deliberate IP strategy deliver more innovative solutions

Key insights from the report

LESI 2025: “We see biofermentation and biotech converging strongly with food, alongside the rise of...

Experts address food security through innovation, policy and emerging tech.

USTR places Mexico on Priority Watch List in annual IP report

The report evaluates over 100 trading partners.

Maintainability and sustainability of patent revocation actions in India

IP litigations often pose nuances of patent law. Whether a revocation petition is maintainable if the petitioner has taken a defence of invalidity of the suit patent in an infringement suit filed by the patentee.

IP aspirations for the new year

2025 presents a fresh opportunity to address emerging challenges.

Myanmar’ IP Experts 2024

A decade ago, in 2015, Asia IP visited Yangon, the commercial centre of Myanmar, for the first time, in search of Myanmar’s long-promised (and longer-awaited) suite of intellectual property laws.

Cambodia’ IP Experts 2024

Cambodia has strengthened its intellectual property framework with a comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights Recordation System (IPRRS).

Laos’ IP Experts 2024

The government of Laos convened its first Ministerial Conference on Blockchain 4.0 Digital Transformation in Vientiane in May 2023, its first step in advancing the country’s digital transformation through digital technology.

India’s IP Experts 2024

November brought good news for the Indian IP community: the country has recorded the world’s fastest growth in patent applications – an impressive 15.7 percent in 2023 over 2022’s rates – and has secured sixth position in the global Top 10 for patent...