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Wu Xiaohui of Wanhuida Intellectual Property reports on an invalidation decision that demonstrates the importance of patentees limiting and generalising technical features in claims so that they can be sufficiently supported by the specification

Marco Stief of Maiwald considers a regulatory proposal designed to promote antimicrobial R&D and address the ineffectiveness of patent protection, but points out that the proposal lacks clarity and there might be a high price to pay

Wu Xiaoping of Wanhuida Intellectual Property analyses a decision that carries great weight in differentiating between monopolistic behaviour and the exercise of valid intellectual property rights

Managing IP hears from Jason Loh, the creator of an open innovation competition and programme that aims to accelerate the development of technology start-ups by connecting them with patent-rich multinationals

Managing IP learns how AREIX Analytics, a personal finance management company that develops robo-assistant services, has leveraged its success in the IPHatch competition, which connects technology start-ups with large multinationals

Honghui Hu of Wanhuida Intellectual Property explains that a CNIPA ruling on a patent covering an antidepressant could help to determine the patentability of pharmaceutical compounds