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Kritsana Mingtongkhum and Nathan Wood of Satyapon & Partners look at the growing business of medical mask counterfeiting as a result of COVID-19 and explore the ways in which trademark owners can protect themselves, preferably through registration, or failing that, through recourse to criminal law

Editha Hechanova of Hechanova & Co examines the option of licensing for businesses interested in the Philippine market, looking at the rules relating to essential provisions, terms and conditions and non-compete clauses

Yongyu Zhang of Beijing East IP examines trends and developments in the fields of patents and trademarks, looking at application patterns, disputes and changes in the law

Vikrant Rana of SS Rana analyses Japan and India’s close relationship in the field of IP, examining the Patent Prosecution Highway programme, the countries’ digital partnership and the establishment of a start-up hub

Richard Vary, Clemens Heusch and Matthias Schneider reveal their views on component-level versus end-point licensing and Unwired Planet

Mark Weifeng Lin of Jiaquan examines the issues that can arise during patent translation, for example those relating to grammar, terminology and fluency, and suggests ways to overcome these challenges