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Asia IP 2026 Patent Rankings

When 20 years is just not enough

Where to draw the line between innovation and access to affordable medicines. — Excel V. Dyquiangco

The patenting of GMOs

Different legal approaches shape who can protect, develop and use GMO technologies. — Espie Angelica A. de Leon

Protecting quantum computing and innovations

Quantum computing adds new complexities for patent and IP systems. — Excel V. Dyquiangco

Patent infringement or lawful design-around?

A closer look at how innovation can navigate the boundaries of patent protection. — Espie Angelica A. de Leon

Why a scientist and a university spent 13 years disputing patent ownership

The case shows how prolonged ownership disputes can consume valuable patent protection.

New AI-focused IP boutique signals changing demands in Japan’s patent profession

The new practice aims to address what its founders see as a shortage of specialists in AI-related IP.

Shortlist Revealed for the 2026 Asia IP Awards

Honor buys LG patents as licensing push grows

The deal highlights the growing strategic importance of patents beyond the smartphone market.

Trends in jurisdiction and sale act determination in patent infringement cases involving foreign ent...

China’s IP court has, for the first time, determined whether a foreign company’s export of products to Chinese customers constitutes a “sale within the territory of China”. Chao Zhang

Divisional applications: From a remedy for lack of unity to a strategic patent portfolio tool

Divisional applications may appear to be a technical step of patent prosecution, but their strategic value is much broader. Mingzhao Yang and Liwen Yu

Future-proofing IP professionals

IP professionals are being challenged to rethink their role beyond traditional legal work. — Excel V. Dyquiangco

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court restores limits on pharmaceutical patent protection

The ruling follows a challenge to recent changes to Indonesia’s Patent Law.

Obtaining design protection in Russia

The design of a product is considered one of the crucial elements of its attractiveness for consumers, making obtaining protection for the design of utmost importance.

Public consultation on AI’s impact on copyright, patent in Singapore ongoing

The consultation period will run until October 22, 2026