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Asia Pacific IP Focus 2018

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Public use evidence presents difficulties in invalidation proceedings

Jun Qiu of Liu Shen & Associates analyses the difficulties of presenting acceptable public use evidence and details the PRB’s requirements for such evidence
Trade mark applicants in Asia must consider variety of factors

Anna Mae Koo and Ann Xu of Vivien Chan & Co examine the different ways to file trade mark applications in Asia, filing requirements and the advantages and disadvantages of various filing methods
India’s IP jurisprudence grows by leaps and bounds

Shrawan Chopra and Vibhav Mithal of Anand and Anand examine recent judicial developments in India concerning a range of issues including contempt of court, summary judgments, local commissioners and royalties for SEPs
EI patents offer significant advantages to patent holders

Kazuyoshi Nishizawa, Fumio Takahashi, Satoshi Furuichi and Yoshikuni Kajii of Shiga International Patent Office examine the benefits of EI patents for patent holders, including the fact that they can be enforced against both AI and non-AI systems
ASEAN proposes Pan-ASEAN Trademark System

Karen Abraham and Ameet Kaur Purba of Shearn Delamore & Co examine ASEAN’s efforts to create a more harmonised IP environment across the region, including through the introduction of the Pan-ASEAN Trademark System
Supreme Court rules on trade mark use

Ignacio S Sapalo and Kristine Sherika P Chy of Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan analyse and critique the recent Supreme Court decision W Land Holdings v Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc which ruled that Starwood made actual use of its trade mark via its website
Analysing key South Korean patent cases in 2017 and 2018

Hyoun Ja Park and Minji Ryan Kim of FirstLaw examine five important patent cases involving scope confirmation trials, price reduction of brand drugs, the prior art use defence, prosecution history estoppel and employer’s liability in the context of non-practised employee inventions

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