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Patents
Identifying the scope of patent claims still remains mystified
30 April 2024Since the abolition of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in April 2021, High Courts with whom the jurisdiction for appeals against the decisions of the Controller of Patents lies have delivered several judgments that are helping in the evo...
SEP licensing in the automotive industry: A closer look
30 April 2024A standard essential patent (SEP) is a patent that is necessary for the implementation of a technical standard. As the automotive industry is evolving in the direction of increased connectivity, technology from the telecom industry is finding its way...
Update to Cambodia’s patent renewals system
30 April 2024Cambodia’s Department of Industrial Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation recently announced changes to the country’s patent renewals system.
IPOPHL honours individuals, companies with IP impact
10 May 2024Recognition was extended to more than 40 institutional and individual partners for their contributions to advancing IPOPHL’s initiatives to bolster IP enforcement and protection.
Tangail Saree recognition as Bangladesh GI product a pivotal stride toward preservation of legacy
10 May 2024GI tag also expands market reach, prevents other countries from claiming ownership of Tangail Saree.
INTA files intervention on interpretation of ‘article’ under India’s Designs Act, 2000
08 May 2024The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an intervention before the Delhi High Court, India, in the appeal (FAO (OS) (Comm) No. 241 of 2023) against the order dated August 16, 2023, in Hero MotoCorp Limited v. M/S Shree Amba Industrie...
Remfry & Sagar adds four equity partners
30 April 2024Firm elevates experts in patents, trademarks
Omesh Puri joins Anand and Anand as trademark partner
30 April 2024Ritu Bhargava also joins firm in Bengaluru.
Uzbekistan makes strides in IP standards; exits US watchlist
03 May 2024This is due to consistent advancements made in long-standing matters concerning the enforcement and protection of IP.
Different jurisdictions, different patentability standards
31 March 2024Obtaining patents in different jurisdictions brings about the challenge of working around different patentability standards. Espie Angelica A. de Leon chats with lawyers across the region about ways to ease the difficulties of patenting the same inve...
Bangladesh’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024Bangladesh has made great strides in its economy, and per capita income in the country has increased both at the individual and collective level. In a pattern seen previously across South Asia, as the country’s populace has become relatively more wea...
Macau’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024As tourism, mainly from mainland China, rebounds in Macau, the intellectual properties involved in the special administrative region’s (SAR) booming gaming industry have made headlines in 2023 and 2024.
Patents: Quality versus quantity
31 March 2024India has emerged as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem with over 125,000 startups and 110 unicorns. Many of these startups are at the forefront of innovation in disruptive technologies (like AI, Internet of Things, Big Data, cybersecurity a...
Saudi Arabia embraces international IP standards; SAIP adopts e-portal system
25 April 2024These changes will bring increased efficiency, alignment with international standards and longer design protection.
Analyzing the gender gap and diversity in IP
31 March 2024The gender gap in intellectual property manifests itself quite similarly to other practice areas, where women suffer from unconscious bias and microaggressions.