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AIPPI 2024: World Congress kicks off in Hangzhou

IPOPHL to aspiring political candidates: Respect IP rights

IPOPHL reminds candidates to obtain permission from artists before turning their creations into campaign materials.

Shortlist revealed for 2024 Asia IP Awards

Once again, we've seen exceptional IP work across the region. Now, it's time to recognize the firms and practices behind this work.

Nepal’s IP Experts 2024

On World Intellectual Property Day in April 2024, government officials from Nepal acknowledged that the country’s IP enforcement mechanisms are not working as intended.

Sri Lanka’s IP Experts 2024

Intellectual property professionals in Sri Lanka are pushing for updates to the Intellectual Property Act to handle creations by artificial intelligence, EconomyNext reported in February 2024.

Vietnam’s IP Experts 2024

There’s little question that Vietnam has as big of an announcement about its intellectual property regime as we’ve heard in a long, long time.

Brunei’s IP Experts 2024

It’s not often we get to write about Brunei. The country is often overshadowed by its much larger neighbours – it shares an island with Malaysia and Indonesia, and is, in fact, divided into two sections joined by Malaysia’s Asia Highway Route 150. Co...

Malaysia’s IP Experts 2024

Malaysia joined with fellow ASEAN members states to showcase their intellectual property products for the first time at the 65th World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly in Geneva in July 2024.

Turkey’s IP Experts 2024

In July 2024, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unveiled a US$30 billion package filled with incentives designed to boost investment in advanced technology sectors. With the incentives, Erdogan pledged to bring Turkey to the global stage by a...

China Strategies Guide 2024

Navigating China's IP landscape requires strategic foresight and expert guidance. Whether you're interested in patent prosecution deferment, trademark infringement defenses, or AI clauses in publishing, Asia IP's China Strategies Guide 2024 offers au...

Newest chain of convenience stores in copyright complaint, IPOPHL responds

Several of its goods have packaging that is purportedly identical to Nutri Asia’s UFC and Datu Puti range. 

Turkish Olympian seeks to trademark iconic pose

Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikec soon found his iconic stance appearing on products like t-shirts and mugs.

Malaysia joins WIPO Alert

WIPO Alert is an online tool that lets law enforcement organizations post and retrieve lists of websites found to be violating copyright.

iQIYI faces backlash over World Cup broadcast issues as CCTV skips matches

Due to high copyright fees, CCTV did not broadcast the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, leaving iQIYI Sports as the only legal streaming option.

Plagiarism? An IP lawyer weighs in on “Isang Kaibigan”

“The real question is whether Isang Kaibigan replicates Owly’s distinctive elements,” says IP lawyer.