Sanjana Kapila

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Sanjana edits Managing IPâ€™s international briefings and supplements, including the Asia-Pacific IP Focus, Americas IP Focus and Europe IP Focus. She also writes on trademark, copyright and patent matters for online and print.

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Batur Oktay: ‘My go-to Starbucks beverage? A double Americano’

Batur Oktay is head of IP at Starbucks and manages teams in both Seattle and Shanghai. He has worked at the company for 19 years, watching its meteoric rise to a brand with 17,000 stores in 82 countries. He tells Sanjana Kapila about the history behind the ‘Starbucks’ trademark, what he does to relax after work and the growing role of patents in the business.

Sanjana Kapila, December 09, 2020
New dawn for Mexico's IP system

The 2020 Americas Focus covers Mexico’s new IP law, patent prosecution in Canada and injunctive relief in Brazil

Sanjana Kapila, October 09, 2020
社説

雑誌『Managing Intellectual Property』の日本人バイヤー向けガイドブックは、海外市場に関心を持つ日本企業に役立つ資料です。今年の補足文書では、インド、中国、フィリピン、タイおよび韓国を含む数多くの地域を取り上げています。記事は、刻々と変化する知的財産の状況について鮮明なイメージを描き出すことを目的としています。

Sanjana Kapila, September 18, 2020
Editorial

Managing IP's Japanese Buyers' Guide is a useful resource for Japanese businesses with interests in other markets. This year's supplement covers a number of jurisdictions, including India, China, the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea. Articles aim to create a lucid picture of dynamic IP landscapes.

Sanjana Kapila, September 17, 2020
Kamran Miah: ‘Social distancing makes working life rather stressful’

Kamran Miah is a research scientist based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford. His day-to-day work involves lab research into a gene therapy for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. He tells Sanjana Kapila how excited he feels about a potential COVID-19 game changer and his work in collaboration with a Chinese lab.

Sanjana Kapila, September 07, 2020
Editorial

Managing IP's 2020 Asia-Pacific IP Focus reflects a number of exciting IP developments in jurisdictions as various as India, China, Japan, Australia and South Korea. It also addresses the practical aspects of navigating the different legal systems in this region. Artificial intelligence is a seminal topic in this Focus as countries respond to its increasing use and grapple with how to protect it under IP law.

Sanjana Kapila, August 20, 2020