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Yan Zhang and Lin Mu of Lifang & Partners explain how a recent case involving the VANS trademark shows how punitive damages are applied in China

Kate Giddens, senior associate at AJ Park and member of the IPONZ Trade mark Technical Focus Group, summarises the key trademark trends seen in New Zealand in 2021, shaping the landscape for what 2022 might bring

Xiaohui Wu, Yuming Wang and Jianhui Li of Wanhuida Intellectual Property discuss the Supreme People’s Court’s first decision in parallel civil and administrative proceedings involving a chiral drug patent

Min Son of Hanol IP & Law looks at the safeguards available as the separated application comes into effect in South Korea during April 2022

Tristan Sherliker of Bird & Bird explains how growing efficiency means that patent cases are taking less time to get to trial in the UK

Sarah Dixon of FB Rice asks what the emergence of the metaverse and the increase in virtual reality platforms mean for trademark owners in Australia

Vladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners discusses a pharmaceutical case in which unfair competition was proved, despite a finding of no patent infringement

Christian Meyer of Maiwald discusses a case concerning the domain muenchen.de, in which a reference to a USB stick was found to be admissible in an application for an injunction

Tony TY Chang of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices reviews the recent decision of the IPC Court concerning the DABUS patent application

Mauricio Sámano of OLIVARES explores how the pandemic has changed IP processes for businesses in Mexico

Danie Dohmen and Russell Bagnall of Adams & Adams, and in-house counsel Natasha Wright, consider the recent trends in pharmaceutical patent litigation in South Africa and discuss how the enforcement environment evolved during the pandemic

Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün of Gün and Partners consider how far patent protection remains an obstacle to accessing COVID-19 vaccines