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Saudi Arabia grants three foreign law firms licenses to operate
10 March 2023Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins, Herbert Smith Freehills will each alter their legal structures in Riyadh.
Fumiyo Doi joins Atsumi & Sakai in Tokyo
10 March 2023Doi noted for her work on tech matters, IP transactions.
Odilla O’Boyle, Davina Colquhoun promoted at Marshalls+Dent+Wilmouth
09 March 2023O’Boyle bumped to senior associate, while Colquhoun is now an associate.
Eliza Jane Saunders joins Pearce IP as lawyer, patent attorney and trademark attorney
09 March 2023Saunders known as “a seasoned and ambitious life sciences patent litigator.”
Donna Meredith, Sian Hope join Pearce IP
09 March 2023Meredith joins as patent and trademark attorney, Hope as litigator.
International Women’s Day: The founder of the firm
31 March 2023In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, Espie Angelica A. de Leon chats with six women who, collectively, make up some of the region’s leading IP lawyers about the law firms they have founded, the risks inherent in going out on their...
Survey reveals gender bias in Hong Kong’s legal sector
31 March 202323.7 percent of the female respondents said they are often “advised” to choose a different specialty or change their career paths altogether because of their gender. – 2022 study by Mayer Brown and Women in Law Hong Kong
The inevitability of natural justice under the Indian patent regime
28 February 2023Natural justice is an inseparable ingredient of procedural fairness and reasonableness. It is ranked as a fundamental requirement for the administration of justice.
Rachel Armstrong returns to Gowling WLG Dubai as IP partner
02 March 2023Lawyer returns after two years as senior legal counsel at Dubai Future Foundation.
AWP & Alliance, JTJB announce merger in Bangkok
02 March 2023Apisith John Sutham to become consultant, Pattaravadee Kongcharoenniwat an IP partner.
A&O partners with Harvey AI platform to upgrade legaltech
02 March 2023Firm has trialed Harvey since November 2022, believes it will give it a significant advantage.
Deacons promotes three to partner, include two IP lawyers
02 March 2023Tracy Li, Theresa Luk are promoted in the firm’s intellectual property group.
BIP Asia: Experts share ideas about IP commercialization
31 January 2023Owning intellectual property is one thing; making money from it is altogether different.
BIP Asia: Hong Kong will rise as a regional IP trading hub, officials say
31 January 2023Hong Kong is back in business, Hong Kong’s chief executive declared at the opening of the city’s Business of IP Asia Forum.
Dubai conference: digital tools make it difficult to combat IP crimes
01 March 2023Key authorities shared their most recent developments in the IP sector.