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Editha Hechanova of Hechanova Group provides a summary of a series of changes proposed by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and notes that one provision may lead to different interpretations

As businesses increasingly attempt to derive tangible value from legacy intellectual property assets, Emma Green of Bird & Bird provides a guide to the primary questions that should be addressed

Evangelia Sioumala of Patrinos & Kilimiris reports on the rejection of a trademark application on absolute grounds because it was considered to contain a word of high symbolic importance

Minnan (Miranda) Xie of Wanhuida Intellectual Property provides a guide to drafting patent applications in the burgeoning area of personalised medicine and companion diagnostics, thereby avoiding the ineligibility pitfall and ensuring adequate protection

Khin Myo Myo Aye, Khin Yadanar Htay, and Yuwadee Thean-ngarm of Tilleke & Gibbins provide a guide to Myanmar’s new copyright regulations and are encouraged by the ‘remarkable’ recent developments

Thanh Phuong Vu of Tilleke & Gibbins reports that an amended Intellectual Property Law and a new decree address a lack of procedural regulations regarding Hague industrial design applications, but many remain in limbo

Susanna Heurung of Maiwald welcomes a decision by the Board of Appeal regarding the extension of a grace period for use where the applicant’s bad faith was obvious

Selin Sinem Erciyas, Zeynep Çağla Üstün, and Aysu Eryaşar of Gün + Partners report on a decision that could help prevent the filing of malicious and tactical invalidation actions in Turkey

Min Son of Hanol IP identifies a trend towards increased accuracy and speed in Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board proceedings after the release of long-term statistics

Chiu-ling Lin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices explains the threshold for an inventor making a substantial contribution after a Taiwanese Supreme Court decision in a patent infringement case

In the build-up to the Business of IP Asia Forum in Hong Kong, one of the speakers at the event explains why intellectual property is crucial to start-ups that are developing a business concept

Ranjan Narula and Suvarna Pandey of RNA Technology and IP Attorneys explain how a High Court of Delhi decision affects the appointment of local commissioners to carry out scientific investigations in patent infringement claims