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The Own Name Defence is Often no Defence at All

In The Audience Motivation Company Asia Pte Ltd v. AMC Live Group China (S) Pte Ltd, the Singapore Court of Appeal, in a ruling dated April 21, 2016, found in favour of the appellant, thus overturning a decision by the High Court which had dismissed...

Kuwait: Suspension of Payment of Publication Fees for Renewal and Recordal Actions Until Further Not...

Trademark Registry Abandons 200,000 Applications

Trademark Enforcement in China

China's recently-amended trademark law has a stronger deterrent effect on infringing acts than did the previous law. Bin Zhang and Lei Fu explore the differences between trademark enforcement via administrative and judicial routes.

Culture Shock

As jurisdictions have different laws regulating trademarks, learn more with Johnny Chan about the differences and similarities in trademark applications before you expand your business into another country.

China Cracking Down on Malicious Trademark Registrations

What do a deck of playing cards and a lighter have in common? Nothing, one could argue. On December 30, 2015, the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court argued otherwise and endorsed a creative argument in a case involving the world’s l...

Move Over! There is Only One Yahoo! In Philippines

On November 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) En Banc reversed the ruling of the SEC Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in a dispute involving a registered mark and various infringing corporate names.

The Case of the Trademarks Registry and the Abandoned Trademarks

The curious case of India's abandoned trademark applications.

Malaysia Prepares for Madrid

With accession to the Madrid Protocol expected in the first quarter of this year, Malaysian IP lawyers are both cautious and optimistic. Lily Zhang discovers how the industry is preparing.

A Threat from Within

Google AdWords: A Legal Dichotomy

The use of trademarks as biddable keywords in Google’s AdWords programme has been accused of constituting infringement, with owners of such marks insinuating foul play on the part of Google and its Adwords clientele. Sagar Suri examin...

Update: Myanmar Trademark Practice

With significant changes in the political landscape of Myanmar (also known as Burma), there are similar expectations for corresponding changes in the economic and business practices as well.

Global Patent Filings Rise in 2014 for Fifth Straight Year; China Driving Growth

2.7 million patent applications filed in 2014.

Negotiating the Tricky Alliance of Brands

As alliances between brands become more popular among Japanese companies, IP lawyers – and the companies themselves – are seeing a number of difficult problems rise up. Toshio Kobayashi explains.

2015 Asia IP Awards Winners Revealed

The winners of the 2015 Asia IP Awards have been announced. Johnny Chan and Lily Zhang report from Okinawa, where they catch up with the winners.