Foreign businesses that want to transfer their technology to China must weigh the costs and benefits of doing so. While the rules can be onerous, there still can be upsides, says Troy Rice
Australia, China, India, the US and the EPO all have subtly different approaches to the patentability and protection of software inventions. Practitioners from each of the jurisdictions explain the practical implications for applicants
Ten years ago, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) rejected a trade mark application for Bénéfique filed by Shiseido Company for soap and cosmetics in class 3, due to a prior registered trade mark for Lucky (in Chinese characters) J Sun & Device in the same class owned by another party.
Managing IP's list of cases of the year 2013 profiles 40 IP cases from around the world. Here are the cases selected from Asia. Read the introduction for more details, and links to the European and American cases.
