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Applications for patent and trade mark registrations can reveal much about a country's economy and its leading IP players as well as raising questions about how its intellectual property offices will cope with surges in demand. Emma Barraclough examines some trends across the region
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MIP’s annual survey of the largest IP practices ranks the largest firms in Asia, based on the number of IP practitioners. All the figures in these tables have been submitted by the firms themselves, based on MIP’s strict criteria. The figures are correct as at July 31 this year
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Biotechnology has become one of the most important areas of science for the 21st century. Justin Davidson, Connie Carnabuci and Grace Tan consider the potential for developing and promoting biotechnology in Asia, focusing in particular on China - one of the most important emerging economies in Asia
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Australia's IP regime hit the headlines this year when politicians passed legislation to implement the Australia-US free trade agreement. More changes were introduced by the Designs Act 2003, a new law that came into force in June 2004 and introduced long overdue reforms to Australia’s design rules. David Webber, Victor Tse and Raymond Hind explain more
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China has transformed its trade mark regime in recent years to offer better protection for
well-known marks. Spring Chang considers the legislative changes and explains how IP owners can guard their well-known brand names
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India presents an enormous opportunity, as well as a substantial challenge, to intellectual property owners. The past few years have seen major economic and legislative changes following accession to the WTO. Ranjan Narula, Rachna Bakhru and Rahul Sethi analyze some recent judicial and legislative changes and outline preventive measures that IP owners can take
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Unlike common law jurisdictions, Indonesia has no tort of passing-off. Instead, IP owners are trying to find ways of using statutory remedies to seek relief from rivals who steal their goodwill. But as Benhard Paul Sibarani, A Yulianto Nurmansyah and Michelle Dahl explain, despite a series of new laws, the legal hurdles to bringing a claim for passing off remain high
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In June 2004 Japan's parliament passed two laws that will transform the country’s IP litigation rules. Yoshitaka Sonoda explains how the new legislation will affect IP owners
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Complainants in domain name dispute cases involving Korean registrants have traditionally preferred to take their cases to arbitration rather than the courts. But, as Donggyun Kim and John Sangho Park explain, new rule changes and a shift in attitude by the Korean courts could change all that
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Malaysian intellectual property law is in a transitional phase. But recent legal developments show the government is serious about helping IP owners to protect their assets and spurring domestic innovation. Haslyna Hashim and AJ Surin explain what officials have been doing to make Malaysia more attractive to businesses that rely heavily on intellectual property
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The Intellectual Property Code has streamlined the procedures that inventors must follow to protect their industrial designs in the Philippines. Ignacio S Sapalo offers a step-by-step guide to would-be applicants
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The new Intellectual Property Act in Sri Lanka has given IP owners more protection than before. Sudath Perera and Himani Perera explain how they can use the legislation to their advantage
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The last 12 months have seen several important IP initiatives in Thailand. Moreover, the country is readying itself for long-awaited accession to the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and even the Madrid Protocol. Vipa Chuenjaipanich and Edward J Kelly consider the changes already in place and those on the drawing board
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Vietnam's politicians have set themselves an ambitious programme of legislative reform to bring the country’s intellectual property regime closer in line with international norms. Nguyen T Hong Hai examines the government's plans