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Seven key decisions of 2024 on computer-related inventions and their impact on high-tech innovations...
24 January 2025A 2019 ruling held that certain CRIs can qualify for patents. The IPO did not fully follow that decision, and now, those refusals have been appealed. – Pankaj Soni
Myanmar’ IP Experts 2024
28 November 2024A 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
29 November 2024Cambodia has strengthened its intellectual property framework with a comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights Recordation System (IPRRS).
ASEAN IPA sets goals for IP growth in Siem Reap
14 February 2025Lawyers from around the region gathered at the 2025 ASEAN IP annual meeting.
Laos’ IP Experts 2024
26 November 2024The 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.
Japan High Court upholds rejection of AI as inventor in patent case
10 February 2025The presiding judge asserted that inventors must be human.
India’s IP Experts 2024
30 November 2024November 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...
Application of the dominancy test
23 January 2025On November 26, 2024, the Office of the Director General (ODG) of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in the appealed case entitled Suyen Corporation v. Otsumo Co., Ltd. (Appeal No. 14-2023-0009)
PhD theses liable to be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005
13 January 2025A PhD thesis is a work of original research that a student must submit to the university to complete their doctoral program successfully.
Trust everybody, but cut the cards
06 January 2025It happens again and again with disturbing regularity. Russian companies are eager to collaborate with foreign partners and, usually, the collaboration is mutually beneficial. Sometimes, however, foreign companies are naïve with all their experience...
Bad faith as grounds for rejecting a trademark application
30 November 2024Memo Circular No. 2023-001 is crucial for prosecuting trademark applications in the Philippines, despite the absence of explicit bad faith grounds in the IP Code.
Striking hard against counterfeiters: Delhi court leverages Order VIII Rule 10 CPC for trademark and...
24 November 2024The Commercial District Court, Delhi, delivered a significant judgment in M/s Hindustan Unilever Limited v. Pramod Gupta & ors in CS (Comm.) No. 315/2019 under Order VIII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).
A year of milestones: Key trademark decisions shaping India’s IP landscape in 2024
02 January 2025In 2024, India’s trademark law experienced significant transformations, influencing the protection of both traditional intellectual property and emerging legal concerns.
Singapore – Fonterra Brands v. Consozio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano
15 December 2024In Fonterra Brands (Singapore) Pte Ltd v. Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano [2024] SGCA 53 (Fonterra), the Court of Appeal illuminated the Singapore courts’ position on the protection of geographical indications under the Geographical Indic...
M. Night Shyamalan wins in copyright trial against Italian movie director
27 January 2025How copyright infringement is determined or ruled out