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  • Australian IP statistics - influenced by China's National IP Strategy?

    April 24, 2013

    Data published by IP Australia shows increasing activity from China and the Asia-Pacific region

  • Global Awards Winners 2013

    April 18, 2013

    Managing IP presented trophies to the outstanding firms in 70 categories last night, as well as in-house and individual achievement awards. Here are all the winners

  • New KIPO commissioner appointed

    March 18, 2013

    Newly elected Korean President Park Geun-hye has picked Kim Young-min to lead the Korea IP Office

  • Global Awards 2013: shortlists

    February 25, 2013

    Managing IP’s Global Awards Dinner recognising outstanding work in IP in the past year takes place in London on April 17. Winners will be selected from the following shortlists

  • Korean patent and trade mark filings increase in face of economic climate

    January 24, 2013

    Despite the downturn, IP applications in Korea are growing – and there are signs that patent quality is increasing

  • Sri Lanka group joins AIPPI

    October 23, 2012

    AIPPI’s newest national group is from Sri Lanka, where John Wilson helped set up the first IP association in January this year. Of the 24 members of the local association, four have so far joined AIPPI

  • AIPPI France creates judicial decisions site

    October 23, 2012

    The French group of AIPPI has launched a new website containing details of important IP cases in the country

  • Judges reveal FRAND thinking

    October 23, 2012

    How would courts in Germany, South Korea, China, Japan and the US rule in FRAND cases? Leading judges from each jurisdiction explained what they would do in a mock trial at the AIPPI Congress

  • Rousing response for Rolfe report

    October 23, 2012

    Change is on the cards for AIPPI, if the reception given to a report on the association's future is anything to go by

  • AIPPI to appear before UK Supreme Court

    October 23, 2012

    AIPPI’s UK Group has intervened in a prominent case pending before the UK Supreme Court, AIPPI deputy reporter general Nicola Dagg told the Executive Committee this week

  • How should a unified patent court work?

    October 23, 2012

    Who will be the judges? What role should the Court of Justice of the EU have? Will there be more bifurcation? And would you like to become a European patent judge? These were just some of the questions addressed by litigation specialists in a panel discussion

  • AIPPI report recommends overhaul

    September 27, 2012

    A frank report commissioned by the industry association says AIPPI has “stalled” and needs urgent reform if it is to remain relevant

  • Test your knowledge of IP news with this week’s quiz

    September 17, 2012

    Five questions on the European Observatory, Apple v Samsung, the Akamai-McKesson case, INTA and a dire warning about the IP system. Plus: answers to last week’s quiz.

  • Apple v Samsung: the Asia scorecard

    September 13, 2012

    Apple’s patent victory over Samsung in the US has grabbed headlines around the world, but it is just one part of their global patent war. Managing IP considers how the companies have been faring in Asia

  • Five predictions for life after Apple v Samsung

    August 31, 2012

    As Apple and Samsung continue to hash out post-trial details in California, many of the lessons from the $1 billion jury verdict for Apple have already been noted by their competitors

  • What the Apple v Samsung verdict says about US jury trials

    August 28, 2012

    Following a $1 billion verdict for Apple on Friday, it is clear that brand reputation and the gut instincts of ordinary consumers are crucial to winning patent cases before US juries

  • Analysis: the Nippon Steel dispute and Japanese IP Strategy

    May 22, 2012

    David Makman considers what a decision by Nippon Steel to sue a Korean business for ¥100 billion ($1.2 billion) in a trade secrets case says about the way Japanese companies deal with IP

  • KIPO welcomes new commissioner

    May 03, 2012

    President Myung-bak Lee has appointed a new Commissioner, Ho-won Kim, to head the Korea Intellectual Property Office. Kim’s term began on May 1

  • What’s on this week

    April 30, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP decisions, conferences and events to watch out for this week

  • Asia-Pacific marks World IP Day

    April 26, 2012

    The Asia-Pacific region is the first to celebrate World IP Day. Peter Leung in Hong Kong rounds up some of the activities

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