Asia Pacific
Game-changer: Man Utd case scores landmark goal for good faith argument
A dispute over a licensing deal involving Manchester United products has provided copious best-practice lessons for brand transactions – and formally ushered a bold, moral concept into English law, ....  »
Protecting an economic victory in China
The national IP office of the biggest nation has beaten its US counterpart to become the world’s top filing location. But that success stems from an even wider transformation across China’s econom....  »
UK names its IP attaché to Southeast Asia
Business veteran Tan Shin Yuan will bring IP management expertise to region tipped to be fourth-largest global market by 2030...  »
US and UK deal makes GPS technology free and open
Agreement follows global discord over UK government body’s bid to assert royalty rights...  »
Asia IP focus – Part Four: Japan
Watertight paperwork and a firm understanding of subtly different licensing types are key to doing business in this important location, writes Michiru Takahashi of Jones Day...  »
Quality assurance for Australia
Dr Brett Lunn, managing partner of Australian IP specialists FB Rice, tells Jo Russell how his firm has created a high-calibre niche in the country's thriving IP market...  »
Asia IP focus – Part Three: Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC)
Getting evidence right first time at the IP Court and grasping new rules on infringement damages would benefit an overseas entrant to the Republic of China (ROC), writes Po-Chien Chen of Jones Day...  »
Asia IP focus – Part Two: Hong Kong
This bustling Chinese territory is a haven for foreign businesses – but it also attracts risks from mainland-linked shadow companies and the trade in bogus drugs, writes Anita Leung of Jones Day...  »
Special series: Asia IP focus
NewLegal Review editor Matt Packer introduces four expert articles from international law firm Jones Day on the challenges of protecting IP in some of Asia’s most significant markets...  »
Asia IP focus – Part One: China
Branding challenges and burgeoning online piracy are just two of the hurdles that overseas companies aiming to do business in China will have to overcome, writes Li Chiang Ling of Jones Day...  »