Features

South Africa has recognised AI as a potential inventor. Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün of Gün + Partners consider how other jurisdictions have approached patent applications for two inventions by the DABUS system

In the second of a three-part series, Managing IP sat down with Chuanhong Long, president of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, to discuss the latest crucial developments in China’s IP landscape, this time reviewing the implementation of China’s Trademark Law

In the first of a three-part series, Managing IP sat down with Chuanhong Long, president of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, to discuss the latest crucial developments in China’s IP landscape, this time analysing China’s evolving approach to IP infringement litigation

DPS Parmar of LexOrbis considers the wealth of case law in which prosecution history estoppel has helped to adjudicate on patent issues, and explains the implications for patentees

Mandy Swanepoel and Lisa van Zuydam of Adams & Adams offer practical insights on protecting trade dress in South Africa and beyond, using both trademark and non-trademark tools

Wu Xiaohui of Wanhuida Intellectual Property reports on an invalidation decision that demonstrates the importance of patentees limiting and generalising technical features in claims so that they can be sufficiently supported by the specification

Marco Stief of Maiwald considers a regulatory proposal designed to promote antimicrobial R&D and address the ineffectiveness of patent protection, but points out that the proposal lacks clarity and there might be a high price to pay

Wu Xiaoping of Wanhuida Intellectual Property analyses a decision that carries great weight in differentiating between monopolistic behaviour and the exercise of valid intellectual property rights

Managing IP learns how AREIX Analytics, a personal finance management company that develops robo-assistant services, has leveraged its success in the IPHatch competition, which connects technology start-ups with large multinationals

Managing IP hears from Jason Loh, the creator of an open innovation competition and programme that aims to accelerate the development of technology start-ups by connecting them with patent-rich multinationals

Honghui Hu of Wanhuida Intellectual Property explains that a CNIPA ruling on a patent covering an antidepressant could help to determine the patentability of pharmaceutical compounds

Data security is under increasingly strict supervision in China. Charles Feng, Yifan Lu and Lian Xue of Tahota provide a guide and explain when a security assessment is necessary for a cross-border data transfer