Sector
Litigation
McDonald's Peppa Pig caught in Russia-Ukraine conflict
28 April 2022Entertainment One UK, the proprietor of British cartoon favorite Peppa Pig Ltd, brought trademark infringement against Ivan Kozhevnikov for this character. The suit, filed at the lowest level court for civil disputes, accused Kozhevnikov of infringin...
IPOS announces changes to board
26 April 2022Lawyers from Bird & Bird, Amica join board.
Yee-Swan Boo joins Amica Law as director
26 April 2022Singapore IP lawyer joins firm from Lee & Lee, where she was a partner.
Academicians in India lobbying for amendments to Copyright Act, inclusive digital education
25 April 2022Academicians from the city of Pune in India are lobbying for an inclusive digital education and amendments to the country’s Copyright Act, 1957 aligned with Digital India and the New Education Policy 2020.
Various IPR Amendments on Korean Acts Effective April 20
11 April 2022Various amendments to the Korean Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act will take effect this April 20,2022. This is to improve the IPR laws to be more friendly to the applicant and to remedy the mistakes actively of applicants and to m...
Kate Hay joins KWM partnership in Melbourne
08 April 2022Hay brings more than 20 years of multi-jurisdictional IP litigation to the firm.
Graham Lovett joins Akin Gump in Dubai
08 April 2022Disputes partner regularly appears before DIFC Courts.
Singaporean tech startup tries to register bird logo, loses trademark battle against Twitter
08 April 2022Singaporean technology startup VV Technology lost its trademark battle against Twitter after principal assistant registrar of Trade Marks Mark Lim ruled on March 11, 2022 that the mark it was trying to register is visually similar to that of the glob...
2022 IP Profiles Survey
28 February 2022In September, Asia IP will publish the 2022 edition of Asia IP Profiles. This guide is the definitive resource for companies trying to identify the best IP practices in the region, and is based on editorial research, and surveys submitted by leading...
India’s Delhi Hight Court notifies IP Division Rules and Rules Governing Patent Suits
23 March 2022The Patent Rules simplify and strengthen the procedures for adjudication of patent infringement cases to make them more effective.
The Winners of the Asia IP 2021 Awards
17 January 2022You have spoken. The verdict is in. And the winners are...
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Renaissance clarifies the legal test for the infringement o...
17 January 2022On January 19, 2022, India’s apex court delivered its decision in Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc v. B Vijaya Sai & Ors., Civil Appeal, 404 of 2022, setting the law on the tests to determine trademark infringement, holding that when a defendant uses a...
In the matter of a trademark application by Health & Happiness Hong Kong Limited, and opposition the...
17 January 2022The application mark was used in relation to a communications enterprise that provided tailor-made services, including advertising and marketing. The opponent’s core business is in “Monster Energy” brand energy drinks, and is a leader in the beverage...
India’s IP Experts
17 January 2022We reveal India's leading IP Experts
Asia IP’s editorial team reveals India’s top IP firms, practices
30 November 2021And the winners of the 2021 Asia IP India Awards are...