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Andrea Cappai of Bugnion SpA considers the strengths and weaknesses of GlobalBlock and GlobalBlock+ as trademark protection tools and draws comparisons with several other options in the quest for a unified solution

Loc Xuan Le, Duc Anh Tran, and Linh Duy Mai of T&G Law Firm LLC, the local associate firm of Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam, report on the country’s first criminal trial involving copyright and related rights infringement

Linh Thi Mai Nguyen and Chi Lan Dang of Tilleke & Gibbins say regulations concerning the new Inspection and Appeal Department and a 2023 circular are steps towards improved handling of intellectual property appeals

Aarti Aggarwal of Remfry & Sagar reports that a decision concerning a company licensed to use the Nokia brand name has confirmed that generic concepts or ideas cannot be protected through copyright

Ranjan Narula and Suvarna Pandey of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys consider the implications of a High Court of Delhi ruling concerning a patented compound used to treat non-small cell lung cancer

Min Son of Hanol IP & Law explains why strategic trademark management plans have become more important than ever as a new system is brought in to address the issue of senior conflicting mark rejections

As the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines invites public comments on a proposal to streamline the adjudication of intellectual property violation cases, Editha R Hechanova of Hechanova Group summarises the key measures

As legislation reshaping Myanmar’s intellectual property landscape comes into force, Khin Myo Myo Aye and Yuwadee Thean-ngarm of Tilleke & Gibbins outline the key provisions and consider the implications for rights holders

Matt Garver and Peter Mattei of CAS explain what information companies should be getting from patent monitoring programmes

Rui Wang of Wanhuida Intellectual Property says inventors should focus on improving AI systems’ transparency and predictability to enhance their patentability and identifies a challenge resulting from the interdisciplinary techniques involved in examination

Megan Dinnie of Spoor & Fisher Jersey explains a case brought after an employee sent 125 emails containing a company’s confidential information to a personal email address shortly before moving to a competitor

Sumin Lai of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices analyses a decision by Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court relating to grace period claims when confronted by challenges based on prior art