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Aretha Legal launches in Delhi and Bengaluru on strength of its three founders
15 December 2022Firm has named Nishi Shabana to head its IP practice.
Wen Zou joins Fangda Partners as IP partner
14 December 2022Shenzhen-based Zou focuses on trade secrets, patent litigation and arbitration.
Weining Yue joins Shihui Partners
14 December 2022Former KWM IP specialist takes 30 of his colleagues to new firm
Shih Yann Loo named Asia Pacific chair at Baker McKenzie
14 December 2022Hong Kong-based IP lawyer will continue his role as global executive committee member.
James Ma joins GEN Law Firm as IP partner
14 December 2022Shenzhen-based Ma has been advising on IP protection and enforcement for two decades.
Ashurst announces joint venture with Korean law firm HwaHyun
14 December 2022Mid-sized firm HwaHyun specializes in corporate, IP&T and dispute resolution work.
Simon Potter named managing director of Spruson & Ferguson Australia
14 December 2022Potter has been head of the firm’s Australian chemicals and life sciences team.
Clyde & Co. announces plans to open Bangkok office
14 December 2022Firm will initially focus on insurance, but CEO expects growth in other core sectors.
Tram Ngoc Bich Nguyen joins Tilleke & Gibbins in Ho Chi Minh City
14 December 2022Nguyen’s practice focuses on foreign investment, ecommerce, fintech and data privacy.
Hundreds of ZICO lawyers join KPMG in Southeast Asia
14 December 2022Professional services firm KPMG creates significant legal footprint with acquisitions.
Bahari Yeow, IP team move from Gan to Malaysian rival RDS
14 December 2022Zhi Jian Lim joins Yeow at new firm in Kuala Lumpur.
Kristin Stammer named executive partner at HSF
14 December 2022IP lawyer will lead Herbert Smith Freehills’ regional ambitions for three-year term.
Anne-Marie Allgrove named Baker McKenzie Australia national managing partner
14 December 2022Allgrove, the firm’s global chair of IPT, is first woman to hold national managing partner role.
HKIAC Secretariat welcomes new team members
12 December 2022Dong Long named organization’s new managing counsel in Hong Kong.
Challenges with adding or removing an inventor in a filed Indian patent application
30 November 2022The Ayyangar Committee’s report, which was issued in 1959 and provides the legislative intent behind most of the provisions of today’s Indian patent law, states that an inventor has a moral right to be named as the inventor.