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Litigation
Ting Xiao named partner at DLA Piper in Shanghai
10 May 2022Xiao leads the firm’s life sciences practice in China.
Lisa Egan joins Mills Oakley as IP partner
10 May 2022Former K&L Gates partner, boutique firm owner joins firm in Melbourne.
Jessie Buchan named partner at DLA Piper in Sydney
10 May 2022Buchan is one of 74 lawyers – and one of three in Australia – in firm’s 2022 promotion round.
Arsen Kourinian joins Mayer Brown in Los Angeles
10 May 2022Kourinian advises global clientele of MNCs on data privacy laws in U.S., Asia, elsewhere.
McDonald's Peppa Pig caught in Russia-Ukraine conflict
28 April 2022Entertainment One UK, the proprietor of British cartoon favorite Peppa Pig Ltd, brought trademark infringement against Ivan Kozhevnikov for this character. The suit, filed at the lowest level court for civil disputes, accused Kozhevnikov of infringin...
IPOS announces changes to board
26 April 2022Lawyers from Bird & Bird, Amica join board.
Yee-Swan Boo joins Amica Law as director
26 April 2022Singapore IP lawyer joins firm from Lee & Lee, where she was a partner.
Academicians in India lobbying for amendments to Copyright Act, inclusive digital education
25 April 2022Academicians from the city of Pune in India are lobbying for an inclusive digital education and amendments to the country’s Copyright Act, 1957 aligned with Digital India and the New Education Policy 2020.
Various IPR Amendments on Korean Acts Effective April 20
11 April 2022Various amendments to the Korean Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act will take effect this April 20,2022. This is to improve the IPR laws to be more friendly to the applicant and to remedy the mistakes actively of applicants and to m...
Kate Hay joins KWM partnership in Melbourne
08 April 2022Hay brings more than 20 years of multi-jurisdictional IP litigation to the firm.
Graham Lovett joins Akin Gump in Dubai
08 April 2022Disputes partner regularly appears before DIFC Courts.
Singaporean tech startup tries to register bird logo, loses trademark battle against Twitter
08 April 2022Singaporean technology startup VV Technology lost its trademark battle against Twitter after principal assistant registrar of Trade Marks Mark Lim ruled on March 11, 2022 that the mark it was trying to register is visually similar to that of the glob...
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...
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.
The Winners of the Asia IP 2021 Awards
17 January 2022You have spoken. The verdict is in. And the winners are...