Special Focus

Hyun-Sil Lee and Minji Ryan Kim of FirstLaw analyse changes to South Korean IP legislation and examine KIPO’s plan to introduce K-discovery

Paul Ranjard and Zhu Zhigang of Wanhuida examine the different cases selected by the Supreme Court in 2019, including those involving position trademarks, OEM processes, and prior use

Deqiang Zhu of CCPIT examines the different defences available in a patent infringement claim, including the invalidity defence, the non-infringement defence and the prior art defence

Ran Wang and Guanyang Yao of Liu Shen & Associates analyse the different evidence rules relating to IP litigation, including evidence deadlines, evidence required for damages and evidence for reasonable costs

Rebecca Liu and Yunze Lian of Jadong IP Law Firm examine the different aspects involved in the protection of well-known trademarks including the time limit for handling such cases and penalties for infringement

Vivien Chan and Ann Xu of Vivien Chan & Co. analyse the Anti-Unfair Competition Law and its impact on IP cases in China