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BIP Asia: Experts explore policy developments and brand strategies
31 January 2024During the 13th Business of IP Asia Forum, IP experts discussed boosting IP development, policies, enforcement and more.
India’s IP and competition laws: Complementary or conflicting?
31 January 2024Indian IP owners face a delicate balance between commercialization and running afoul of the country’s competition law.
What’s your IP strategy?
31 January 2024Developing an IP strategy helps a business enterprise to protect, secure, commercialize, develop and enforce IP rights and other intangible assets more effectively.
Indian trademark updates from the year gone by
31 December 2023Rulings on intermediary liability, non-traditional marks, NFTs and personality rights were all big news in India in 2023. – Bisman Kaur
The rise of location-based entertainment: IP and data privacy issues
30 November 2023Location-based entertainment is growing in popularity, creating immersive and memorable experiences for consumers. But it also brings about challenges with branding and copyrights.
How IP drives breakthroughs in chemical engineering
30 November 2023Experts recommend strategies for protecting IP rights in innovations related to green energy and biofuels.
Lessons from the SAG strike
09 November 2023With Hollywood’s 118-day strike resolved, production can finally resume on our favourite evening TV shows. The union’s new contract provides actors protection from digital replicas are made of them or when their voice, likeness, or performance will b...
2023 Asia IP Awards winners crowned in Singapore
02 November 2023Fifty-three firms from 24 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions took home trophies at the 14th annual Asia IP Awards, held November 2 at CHIJMES in Singapore.
Digital celebrities: The reality of IP in a virtual world
31 October 2023From loss of revenue to IP misuse, virtual celebrities give rise to significant intellectual property challenges. Espie Angelica A. de Leon addresses these challenges and the measures to take.
Navigating the intellectual property frontier: Key trends shaping 2024’s IP field
31 October 2023This year marked a pivotal chapter in the development of intellectual property. Efforts were made to harmonize patent laws globally and discussions on copyright in the digital age gained prominence. Excel V. Dyquiangco discusses the challenges in IP...
Investing in IPR
31 October 2023Intellectual property rights is a crucial aspect to ensuring business success . How can investors gain economic benefits through IP protection?
Tracing the trail of IP forensic analysis
31 October 2023With the increasing importance of IP rights and the digitization of data, IP owners are advised to engage experts to perform forensic analyses of their intellectual properties
When trademark applications become not ordinary
31 October 2023Between the interplay between creativity and practicality in trademark applications, one can find a series of “ridiculous” trademark applications.
Striving to connect and promote: The story of the Taiwan Trademark Association
30 September 2023The Taiwan Trademark Association was formed in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the organization moves into a more normal time, its president says that it will continue to work closely with TIPO to provide professional legal training to tradem...
Means-plus-function language: Inconsistency between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and juri...
29 September 2023Means-plus-function language – also known as MPF language –is a double-edged sword in Taiwan, sometimes helping and sometimes hurting a patent claim, depending on how the applicant uses it. Dr. Cross Liu explains how to weigh the pros and cons of usi...