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Trademarks
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...
Domain names qualifying as IP rights like trademarks?
28 February 2022“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This Shakespeare line in Romeo & Juliet is good so long as it means name is nothing but a name. However, in the corporate world, acquired and fancy names play a n...
Drawing a parallel between aesthetics and functionality for design protection
28 February 2022Like many counties in the world, India has a strong law for protecting aesthetic creations by way of design registration. The design law protects aesthetic creations and not the functionality. There is often a misconception regarding the eligibility...
Asian universities climb the rankings: What does it mean for the region’s IP scene?
28 February 2022As universities in the region continue climbing in global rankings, Asia IP asked lawyers in China, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Vietnam how the apparent surge of educational quality would affect their IP scenes.
India’s Delhi Hight Court notifies IP Division Rules and Rules Governing Patent Suits
23 March 2022The Patent Rules simplify and strengthen the procedures for adjudication of patent infringement cases to make them more effective.
Stuart Gibson joins Macpherson Kelley in Melbourne
22 March 2022Lawyer noted for his work in IP and entertainment law, particularly on defamation matters.
Jennifer Waitman joins Kilpatrick Townsend in New York
22 March 2022Waitman brings extensive trademark prosecution experience in China, other jurisdictions.
The Winners of the Asia IP 2021 Awards
17 January 2022You have spoken. The verdict is in. And the winners are...
How skilled is a “Person Skilled In The Art” supposed to be?
17 January 2022Patent laws of various jurisdictions stipulate inventive step as one of the requirements for patentability. The step has been stipulated so that a trivial and insignificant variation, which a person may deduce as an obvious consequence of the prior a...
Deferred examination: Patent strategy or business necessity?
17 January 2022With fierce competition growing, the explosion of patenting activity is visible in all patent jurisdictions. Every patent office lacks the infrastructure and examination capacity to deal with this exponential increase in the filing of patent applicat...
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Renaissance clarifies the legal test for the infringement o...
17 January 2022On January 19, 2022, India’s apex court delivered its decision in Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc v. B Vijaya Sai & Ors., Civil Appeal, 404 of 2022, setting the law on the tests to determine trademark infringement, holding that when a defendant uses a...
In the matter of a trademark application by Health & Happiness Hong Kong Limited, and opposition the...
17 January 2022The application mark was used in relation to a communications enterprise that provided tailor-made services, including advertising and marketing. The opponent’s core business is in “Monster Energy” brand energy drinks, and is a leader in the beverage...
India’s IP Experts
17 January 2022We reveal India's leading IP Experts
When should you rebrand?
17 January 2022The Facebook-to-Meta rebranding rocked the tech world in October 2021. Spurred by perhaps the biggest of all big-name rebranding in recent memory, Espie Angelica A. de Leon asked lawyers from around the region when a company should rebrand.
Resolutions for IP rights owners and lawyers
17 January 2022Espie Angelica A. de Leon gathers a group of lawyers’ best set of resolutions for their clients – and for themselves.