Asia IP

Entities seeking patent protection for their life sciences inventions in India must become familiar with Section 3 of the Indian patent law, which provides a list of inventions that cannot be patented...

In an exclusive interview with Asia IP, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, speaks with Gregory Glass about licensing in Asia, and what challenges license ...

India has a huge market potential for products such as pharmaceuticals, automobiles and the like. In spite of issues that may be faced in the licensing process, there is great opportunity for patent h...

For some products, securing industrial design protection may not be cost effective, but for any product where the visual appearance provides all or part of the brand identification to the consumer, de...

In India, where software has traditionally been protected under copyright law, patent protection is viewed as a trade-off between the need to encourage innovation and the necessary evil of allowing a ...

Changes in intellectual property laws and practice in India in the last few years have strengthened the country’s IP provisions, but how much teeth does India’s intellectual property regime really hav...

Recent decisions in patent cases in India have resulted in new trends and strategies in telecommunications, biological processes and divisional applications.