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Takanori Abe of ABE & Partners examines the Tokyo District Court and Intellectual Property High Court rulings on Ricoh’s claim that Ds Japan infringed its patent rights regarding toner cartridges for printers

Frank Liu of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices describes the progress of a significant patent infringement case in Taiwan and the extended involvement of the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court

IP judgments in Zimbabwe are unusual, says Chris Walters of Spoor & Fisher Jersey. So the recent Supreme Court decision in Cairns Foods v Netrade Marketing is welcome

Selin Sinem Erciyas of Gün + Partners suggests that intellectual property waivers and compulsory licensing are not the answer in developing and accessing vaccines, and explains why governments should be focused on R&D

Yue Guan of Wanhuida Intellectual Property analyses a decision by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on the validity of a pulmonary hypertension drug and the implications for pharmaceutical patentees

Xiaoyan Zhou of Purplevine IP explains how the introduction of administrative measures for registering, and filing records relating to, medical devices in China should affect companies’ IP strategy