Asia-Pacific
External investor-controlled IP firms have both downsides and upsides, so they don’t deserve all the flak they get
Andrew Blattman, CEO of IPH, tells Managing IP what’s next for the group in Canada and how it navigates issues such as conflicts and cost efficiency
Rouse and IPH’s latest acquisition sprees show they are abandoning Asia for markets in Europe and Canada
John O’Shea has left IPH after six years as the company seeks to streamline its Asia-Pacific and Canada businesses
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Sponsored by FirstLaw PCHyoun-Ja Park and Minji Ryan Kim of FirstLaw PC analyse two significant developments as South Korea attempts to strengthen its protection of trade secrets and proprietary information involving industrial and national core technologies -
Sponsored by Anand and AnandTusha Malhotra and Tanvi Bhatnagar of Anand and Anand say technological advances such as those in AI are presenting new challenges in protecting the personality rights of celebrities in India and necessitate a delicate balancing act
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Sponsored by Shiga International Patent OfficeMasato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office explains what types of bio inventions are deemed eligible for patent protection in Japan and draws comparisons with US practice
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Sponsored by Shiga International Patent OfficeThe Japan Patent Office has published additional case examples designed to clarify the patentability of AI-related technology. Fumio Takahashi of Shiga International Patent Office explains the new guidance
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Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyA ruling on the inventiveness of a compound patent for a prostate cancer therapeutic could help create uniform jurisprudence regarding the examination of pharmaceutical patents, says Guan Yue of Wanhuida Intellectual Property
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Sponsored by Tilleke & GibbinsGiang Hoang Bach of T&G Law Firm LLC, the local associate firm of Tilleke & Gibbins, considers why administrative measures dominate intellectual property rights infringement responses in Vietnam
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Sponsored by Tilleke & GibbinsRochmali Zultan and Annisa Syaharani of Tilleke & Gibbins say a Constitutional Court decision could inspire parties with trademark interests to pursue the revocation of intellectual property law provisions and lead to legal uncertainty
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Sponsored by RNA, Technology and IP AttorneysRanjan Narula, Abhishek Nangia, and Shakti Priyan Nair of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys outline various progressive and business-friendly changes under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, but identify several potential issues
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Sponsored by Hanol IP & LawMin Son of Hanol IP & Law says South Korea is ploughing its energies into shortening the patent examination process for the secondary battery industry to help the country’s powerhouses maintain their charge
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Sponsored by Saint Island International Patent & Law OfficesMing-Yeh Lin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices reports on a Taiwanese Intellectual Property and Commercial Court ruling that has ramifications for whether certain private documents can serve as prior art references
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdMeyke Rietveld and Clemens Molle of Bird & Bird, along with Emma Ren from the association team at Beijing Lawjay Partners, discuss the first copyright cases in China and the EU dealing with training AI models, and newly enacted legislation in this field
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Sponsored by Tilleke & GibbinsLoc Xuan Le, Duc Anh Tran, and Linh Duy Mai of T&G Law Firm LLC, the local associate firm of Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam, report on the country’s first criminal trial involving copyright and related rights infringement
