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Since it was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, the incandescent filament lamp had played the leading part in the illumination field for more than a century. However, in the 1990s, Nichia Corporation made a breakthrough by succeeding in the practical use and mass-production of blue LED for the first time in the world and achieved a paradigm shift in the illumination field by the practical use and mass-production of white LED. This case is about the essential patent for the blue LED.

The Patents Act, 1970, as amended in 2005, provides for proceedings for revocation of a granted patent before three different forums: the Patent Office through a post-grant opposition; the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) through a revocation petition; and the High Court through a counter-claim in an infringement suit. As a result the same patent could be litigated before multiple forums. However the Supreme Court of India in a recent judgment has clarified that the same patent cannot be subjected to revocation proceedings before multiple forums.

Over the past few years, the Asia-Pacific region has seen much activity in the area of competition law. In Malaysia, the Competition Act 2010 (CA) came into force on January 1 2012.

The Dutch Patent Authority has a reputation for setting high standards for the due care that needs to be shown when filing a request for restoration of a patent. Recently, the following case was found allowable.

The Supreme Court of Justice is holding a series of public hearings related to a case referring to the liability of search engines regarding the contents of websites published by third parties.

On May 13, 2014 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice delivered a landmark decision concerning the responsibilities of Google, a popular search engine, under the EU Data Protection directive.

If the latest draft revision of Indonesia’s trade mark law passes, the trade mark office will publish applications before substantive examination. Would rights holders benefit from such a system?

We often hear that governments have little role in innovation, but is that the case?

Garreth Sarosi has joined Dentons' intellectual property and technology practice as a partner in the Dallas office

In its 2014 Patent Litigation Study, PwC has found that US patent litigation volume leapt in the four-year period from 2009 to 2014 but average damages declined