World Bank GDP data for 2017 for the Asia Pacific region illustrates the enormous diversity in GDP, and thus market, and in turn trademark considerations.

Kazuya Sekiguchi and Martin Chatel shed light on possible benefits for European patent applicants seeking to protect their innovation beyond the European market

As a law firm in Singapore active in IP, you will be confronted with one question: “How can we effectively and efficiently manage our clients’ IP portfolio?”

South Africa's depository patent system merely examines patent applications for compliance with the requisite formalities deemed necessary for the patent grant.

Patent system inconsistencies in the gulf region mean there is a desire for a unified court and a more harmonized approach.

According to Wipo’s statistics for the year 2015, the African continent was the recipient of approx. 0.5 percent of the world’s patent filings in that year.

Lawyer Monthly spoke with Dr. Richard Brunner about how technology and blockchain will disrupt the protection of Intellectual Property.

Brazil is notorious for the long pendency of patent application. The average amount of time for patents to be issued with two office actions is over 12-14 years

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When considering an “ASEAN IP strategy”, one must consider what is meant by “ASEAN” and “Asia”. These terms can be loosely interpreted or used interchangeably.

Identifying the value and purpose of an IP asset at any point in its lifecycle is critical to creating improvements to a company or law firm's operation.

According to the EPO, a patent claim directed to a plant obtained in an essentially biological processes can be granted under the EPC.

Patent law constantly evolves and different jurisdictions evolve differently. Every country thereby adds to a global view on IP issues.