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Patents
South Korea leads patent filings on hair loss cosmetics, Japan and China follow
20 March 2025Data says South Korea has the largest percentage among major economies.
Bahrain speeds up patent approvals through new global partnerships
19 March 2025The PPH programme is closely linked to Bahrain’s overall strategy for economic diversification, says IP lawyer.
Patent filing and grant in Aden, Yemen, remains unfeasible, says IP lawyer
12 March 2025Experts share insights on challenges and solutions.
Vietnam’s IP court ready to take off
17 January 2025Faster proceedings, specialized judges and improved IP protection are expected at Vietnam’s new IP court. — Espie Angelica A. de Leon
IP aspirations for the new year
30 January 20252025 presents a fresh opportunity to address emerging challenges.
Cambodia introduces online filing for patents, utility models, industrial designs
23 February 2025This plays a crucial role in Cambodia’s broader e-government initiative.
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
That litigation technique called hot tubbing: what’s so hot about it?
30 November 2024Hot tubbing makes it easier to understand complex issues.
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...
Pikachu with guns? Nintendo fires back
31 January 2025A new game imagines Pokémon-like creatures thrust into a dystopian landscape where they build factories and wield firearms. Nintendo says has it infringes the patents behind Pokéman. – Cathy Li reports