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Hui Zhuang of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office discusses several strategies to increase the chance of pharmaceutical or food trademarks that include ingredients being registered.
Biotechnology
Agreeing to a dispute resolution mechanism in an international joint venture requires forward thinking, say Jens Petry and Tom Gassmann, Squire Patton Boggs.
Asia
Five cases in which preliminary injunctions were granted are examined by Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners.
Asia
A Korean district court has applied a landmark ruling in a complicated vaccine dispute involving Pfizer, explain Young Kim, Yu-Seog WON, In Hwan Kim, and Amy Oh of Kim & Chang.
Asia
Amid worldwide interest, India could position itself as a global hub for a desperately needed technology, say Kavita Arora and Shaivya Dhawan of K&S Partners.
Asia
The Tokyo District Court judgment on patent infringement and question of territoriality is game-changing, says Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners.
Africa
The global pandemic has increased collaboration and a new wave of disputes is likely. Arbitration is well placed to help, argue Kate Davies McGill, Gaela Gehring Flores and Paul Keller of Allen & Overy
Asia
Recent changes to patent law in China sees registration, review and litigation fall in line with established international IP systems, say Venable partners Keith Haddaway and Christopher Loh.
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7 November 2025 Sister title WIPR’s China Patent Rankings detail the firms and individuals most capable of handling patent matters in the country, from litigators with winning streaks to global strategists.
29 October 2025 China rankings from sister title provide a guide for counsel and clients looking for trademark specialists in a vast but challenging market, from prosecution experts to heavyweight litigators.
23 September 2025 There are varying national eligibility requirements that distinguish between treatments of and diagnostics for animals and humans; it’s just a question of reformatting ‘method of treatment’ claims, write lawyers from Sterne Kessler.
18 September 2025 At AIPPI’s World Congress 2025, a panel explored how personalised medicine is pushing patent law into new territory, and why harmonisation remains a distant goal.
18 September 2025 The exodus of patent trial litigators was ‘an easy choice’ due to their new employer’s ‘scale, vision and entrepreneurial culture’.
16 September 2025 From drug discovery to post-market surveillance, AI is rewriting the rules in pharma—and the patent system is struggling to keep up. At AIPPI’s World Congress 2025, Marisa Woutersen hears experts debate AI disclosure, inventive step, and inventorship.
15 September 2025 How can companies stay ahead in trade secret protection, from adapting to new legislation and emerging case law to managing cross-border risks? Marisa Woutersen reports from the AIPPI World Congress 2025.
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