Region: Asia-Pacific

Inventec Appliances to double down on IP monetisation

In the face of budget cuts, IP Head Anita Liang says the company is focusing on improving its patent quality for out-bound licensing and patent transactions

02 May 2024

Supreme People’s Court clarifies jurisdiction for online disputes and how to determine commercial value amid stronger focus on trade secret protection

Featured in Trade Secrets Hub 2024

In an award of unusually high damages, China’s Supreme People’s Court has shed light on the rules for evidence in trade secret infringement cases and outlined the ways in which the commercial value of technical information should be determined.

02 May 2024

InterDigital’s Beijing office aims to spur telecoms, video codec deals

InterDigital’s Eeva Hakoranta and Jason Wu speak to IAM about the company’s Chinese market penetration efforts six months after it opened its first office in Asia

30 April 2024

Nokia inks new 4G, 5G patent licensing deal with first Chinese automaker

Deal marks first public patent licence agreement involving Chinese car company

25 April 2024

Japan’s bolstering of trade secrets law set to benefit IP owners

Amendments to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act are now in force, encouraging companies to rethink strategies at a time of growing employee mobility

23 April 2024

Five issues on the minds of China’s IP players

IAM summarises the hot topics discussed during the first-ever two-day edition of IPBC China

23 April 2024

NEC sues Chinese TV giant TCL at Unified Patent Court

The Japanese info and electronics firm joins a long list of Access Advance members enforcing HEVC patents against TCL

22 April 2024

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn using patents to pivot business strategy

The Taiwanese manufacturer is eying EV and AI as it seeks to become the world’s largest solution-providing platform, reveals IP head Mick Lin

18 April 2024

China changes public access to court rulings

The emergence of the People's Court Case Database sparked controversy in the country over fears of reduced access

17 April 2024

Delhi High Court rules on process for amending patent claims during PCT application entry into India

In a prosecution case concerning the patentability of a method of agriculture, the Delhi High Court has clarified the legislation governing claim amendments and established that methods of treatment of plants are distinct from traditional methods of agriculture. The judgment underscores the importance of reasoned orders from the Indian Patent Office.

17 April 2024