Region: Asia-Pacific

Featured in Special Report 2024 Q2: Money, money, money

28 June 2024

Featured in Special Report 2024 Q2: Money, money, money

28 June 2024

Landmark Supreme People’s Court decision is a win for TCL in long-running dispute against Access Advance

27 June 2024

Featured in Trade Secrets Hub 2024

The Supreme People’s Court is providing stronger protection for trade secrets in a recent high-profile ruling. The judgment highlights the court’s inference of infringement during litigation and sets a new precedent for Chinese courts deciding on trade secret matters. 

26 June 2024

Sony Group Corp’s and NTT’s application surges stand out among declining Japanese filings

25 June 2024

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

Life sciences companies should look to China’s recent legislation and court decisions as a framework to build a robust China IP strategy that integrates both patents and trade secrets.

24 June 2024

AI, counterfeits and legislative overhauls are changing the game but contributors to the IAM Guide to Life Sciences offer strategic steps to help companies stay one step ahead

24 June 2024

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

Preliminary injunctions play a pivotal role in pharma patent infringement suits, serving as a crucial procedural tool for patentees to protect their IP rights. However, these offer significant advantages, pharma companies must exercise caution due to the risks associated with wrongful preservation.

24 June 2024

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

Even if a patent application is granted in China, it cannot be implemented until the product obtains marketing approval. To compensate for unreasonable delays that therefore occur, the country has implemented patent term extensions. The new published guidelines aim to provide greater clarity for rights holders. 

24 June 2024

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

Australia remains an in-demand jurisdiction for patent protection in the life sciences, as its patent system supports applicants and patentees with a legal framework that is closely harmonised with major jurisdictions – as standards for novelty and inventive step tend to follow a European approach, with key differences. 

24 June 2024