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  • 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

  • Is arbitration right for you? WIPO’s Ignacio de Castro provides the answer

    November 06, 2012

    The smartphone wars have conjured up the spectre of protracted IP litigation spread around the world. The prospect of fighting simultaneous, costly court battles in different continents is enough to keep even the most grizzled in-house counsel awake at night. But Ignacio de Castro of WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center has a remedy for dispute-induced insomnia

  • Tax planners see advantages in Singapore

    May 11, 2012

    Is Singapore the most tax-friendly location for holding IP rights? According to speakers at a seminar in Hong Kong today, it might be

  • IP quiz, March 19 to 23

    March 23, 2012

    How many questions on the week’s IP news can you answer?

  • Hogan Lovells wins global IP award

    March 15, 2012

    Hogan Lovells won the inaugural global IP firm of the year award at tonight’s Managing IP Awards Dinner in London

  • StarHub is fourth company to apply for .brand

    February 02, 2012

    An Asian telecoms company is now only the fourth brand owner to publicly declare an intention to apply for a new gTLD after saying yesterday that it wants .starhub

  • Managing IP Global Awards 2012 – shortlists revealed

    January 27, 2012

    Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced

  • Chinese courts confirm US arbitration award for Joseph Abboud

    August 04, 2011

    A Chinese court has enforced an award issued by a US arbitration panel to the owner of the Joseph Abboud brand, in a sign of how enforcement in the country is changing

  • Brand owners seek clarity on gTLD rules

    June 24, 2011

    “No-one knows with any certainty where new gTLDs will lead us,” admitted Icann CEO Rod Beckstrom at a press conference on Monday

  • Steve Crocker voted new chair of Icann’s Board

    June 24, 2011

    Icann’s Board has elected former vice-chair Steve Crocker to replace Peter Dengate-Thrush as chairman.

  • UDRP reform plans criticised

    June 23, 2011

    Most speakers at a session on Icann’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) yesterday argued strongly against revisiting the system for resolving clashes between domain name registrants and trade mark owners

  • Tips on buying IP in Asia

    June 22, 2011

    Foreign companies looking to buy IP assets in Asia need to bear in mind a few differences, said speakers at this year’s China-International IP Forum in Beijing

  • gTLDs – the end of the beginning

    June 20, 2011

    Icann’s Board of Directors has approved the opening up of the internet’s domain name system to allow new generic top-level domains

  • Countdown to new gTLDS

    June 20, 2011

    Following today’s landmark decision by the Icann Board, Managing IP sets out the expected timeline for the launch of new gTLDs

  • Breaking news: Icann launches new gTLDs

    June 20, 2011

    Icann’s Board of Directors has approved the opening up of the internet’s domain name system to allow new generic top-level domains

  • Asia celebrates World IP Day

    April 26, 2011

    Across the Asia-Pacific region IP offices have marked World IP Day with seminars, posters, information campaigns and the destruction of counterfeits

  • Global awards recognise IP leaders

    April 07, 2011

    Law firms Bird & Bird, Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells were among those celebrating at last week’s Managing IP Global Awards Dinner

  • Thailand moves closer to Madrid

    April 04, 2011

    Thailand is amending its trade mark system to try and meet its goal of joining the Madrid Protocol next year

  • Deal analysis: Imagi International buys Chinese cartoon company

    March 02, 2011

    A Hong Kong animation company has bought Chinese cartoon maker Toon Express Group in a deal that highlights the increasing attractiveness of licensing Chinese content and merchandise

  • Why IP and Curaçao don’t mix

    January 14, 2011

    As developed countries try to increase their tax revenue to reduce fiscal deficits, companies that move their IP into tax-efficient jurisdictions will come under increasing scrutiny

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