Sector
Trademarks
Temu slams Shein over allegations of design theft and selling counterfeits
02 September 2024Temu calls Shein’s accusations “hypocritical.”
Indonesian court increases trademark non-use period
30 August 2024The Constitutional Court has decided to extend the trademark non-use period from three years to five.
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.
Food God trademark fetches over Rmb1.2 million at auction
26 August 2024From Rmb2,400 (US$340), the final price was pushed to a 50,000 percent increase.
Court dismisses trademark infringement claims against Chinese distributor in Red Bull case
16 August 2024The legal battle between T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries and Red Bull China remains riddled with conflicting stories.
Green claims: Trademarks, certification and avoiding deception
16 August 2024Public demand for sustainability has resulted in greenwashing, the practice of making unverified environmental claims. But how do you distinguish between greenwashing and genuine sustainable efforts? Lawyers tell Excel V. Dyquiangco the best practice...
Co-existence: A bar to confusion
31 July 2024Are the ABS-CBN and Apple Podcast marks confusingly similar?
Basmati rice as transnational GI?
07 August 2024Issue crops up in IPONZ decision rejecting India’s trademark bid for rice variety.
SIPS launches East IP with three Chinese IP firms
06 August 2024Teams from SIPS, Beijing East IP, East IP Law Firm and Zhong Lun join forces in four cities.
How generic drug makers attempt to escape infringement charges in India
31 July 2024Fighting back against generic drug makers’ infringement efforts.
China’s IP progress fuels economic growth in first half of 2024
01 August 2024China announced its commitment to providing fair and strict IP protection for both domestic and foreign enterprises operating in the country.
Fees for services in Kazakhstan increase for registration of marks, GIs, etc.
25 July 2024With the fee increase in July 2023, lawyer questions the necessity of increasing them again.
The Philippines’ IP Experts 2024
01 July 2024Intellectual property filings in the Philippines continued to rise, up 2.5 percent in 2023, an increase which the Intellectual Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has attributed to increased awareness of the importance of IP.
Taiwan’s IP Experts 2024
01 July 2024Taiwan boasts a strong legal market, thanks in part to its leading role in semiconductor and other high-tech manufacturing. The legal market in Taipei – and, indeed, elsewhere around Taiwan – is robust and competitive, giving it outsize strength for...