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Brunei’s IP Experts 2024
30 August 2024It’s not often we get to write about Brunei. The country is often overshadowed by its much larger neighbours – it shares an island with Malaysia and Indonesia, and is, in fact, divided into two sections joined by Malaysia’s Asia Highway Route 150. Co...
Malaysia’s IP Experts 2024
30 August 2024Malaysia joined with fellow ASEAN members states to showcase their intellectual property products for the first time at the 65th World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly in Geneva in July 2024.
Turkey’s IP Experts 2024
31 July 2024In July 2024, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unveiled a US$30 billion package filled with incentives designed to boost investment in advanced technology sectors. With the incentives, Erdogan pledged to bring Turkey to the global stage by a...
The patentability of live biological products
27 September 2024Using live biological products in lifestyle drugs and cosmetics introduces a distinct set of considerations.
Federal Circuit upholds Myrbetriq patent, hinders generic launches
26 September 2024The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit criticized the actions of a lower court for potentially overstepping its authority.
Boosting patent quality and protection through effective claim drafting
27 September 2024Patent law is essentially a balancing act of the legal, technical and commercial aspects of an invention. Lawyers must draft claims that are legally sound, commercially attractive, yet easy for judges and juries to understand. Excel V. Dyquiangco rep...
Singapore: IPOS launches free deferment of patent prosecution as pilot initiative
23 September 2024The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a pilot initiative to allow eligible applicants to defer the filings of request for search and/or examination reports for up to 18 months, at no cost.
China Strategies Guide 2024
31 August 2024Navigating China's IP landscape requires strategic foresight and expert guidance. Whether you're interested in patent prosecution deferment, trademark infringement defenses, or AI clauses in publishing, Asia IP's China Strategies Guide 2024 offers au...
Patent invalidation and patent administrative litigation procedures in China
31 August 2024As China increases its efforts to protect intellectual property rights, both domestic and overseas patent owners are increasingly protecting their inventions by instituting legal proceedings of infringement in order to gain a leading competitive adva...
Amendments to claims in patent invalidation procedures
30 August 2024Requirements for amending patent claims in invalidation procedures in China remain strict. Only the claims of an invention or utility model patent can be amended.
IP Week @ SG: Innovation data and analytics can influence leadership decisions, impact growth
03 September 2024A company from the biobanking space used data and analytics and is now an industry leader
IP Week @ SG: Intangible assets are driving the future economy
28 August 2024“A tremendous shift in value creation from tangible to intangible assets,” says the WIPO director-general.
IP Week @ SG: Asia at the centre of fast-changing global IP landscape
27 August 2024ASEAN helping to power this transformation.
China adjusts patent fees, reduction policies in CNIPA update
09 August 2024This is in accordance with two notices issued by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Record number of patents granted in India for FY 2023-2024
09 August 2024Lawyers discuss its significance, role of MSMEs, educational institutions in patent filings increase