Special Focus

Feng Zheng and Xiaoyang Yang of Wanhuida outline the various defence mechanisms patentees have at their disposal when facing infringement accusations in China

Xiaohui Wu of Wanhuida Intellectual Property reports on a ruling by the Supreme People’s Court of China that emphasises that the determination of common knowledge in the assessment of inventiveness should be incontrovertible

Essenese Obhan, Charul Yadav, and Sneha Agarwal of Obhan & Associates explain the limited set of conditions under which a patent application can be amended in India and what to look out for

Archana Shanker and Devinder Singh Rawat of Anand and Anand identify an issue in the Indian patent process that is leading to uncertainty for patent applicants over the timing of decisions

An increasing number of foreign companies are conducting research and development in China. Xuelan Yue of Liu Shen & Associates considers the implications and how to incentivise inventors

Dong Uk Lee of FirstLaw PC analyses the results from the first five years of implementation of the ex parte revocation procedure in Korea, including the rates of dismissal and claim amendment