Special Focus

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

Surendra Sharma and Udayvir Rana of Remfry & Sagar report on the successful introduction of the Intellectual Property Division in Delhi and regional legislation that should serve as an example for the rest of India

Editha R. Hechanova, Noemi P. Rivera, and Joy Marie G. Tolentino of Hechanova Group answer the most important questions relating to the registration of trademarks in the Philippines, including via the Madrid System

Cristina Biggi of Bugnion shares her expertise on second medical use patents in Europe, focusing particularly on recent case law from Italy

Manabu Goto of Shiga International Patent Office explains why restrictions on multi-multi claims have been introduced by the Japan Patent Office and offers advice to Japanese and overseas patent applicants