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New US State Law Affects Global Manufacturers

Baker & McKenzie Has Elected Isabella Liu Partner

To Franchise or to License?

There are no hard and fast rules in determining whether franchising or licensing would be a better strategy to expand a business in Malaysia. So, to franchise or to license? Chew Kherk Ying and Esther Low explore the pros and cons of each.

Don’t Forget Your Foreign Filing License

Many countries now require inventors to obtain a foreign filing license before applying for a patent concerning national security. Anuradha Salhotra explains how the procedure works.

Company Makes Claim Against Customs

Technology Licensing in Thailand

Investors are upbeat about Thailand, and technology transfer is on the increase both by way of licensing in of needed foreign technology and by outright acquisition of foreign technology. Alan Adcock reports from Bangkok.

Compulsory Licenses: Indian Debut

IIPA Recommends Adding Brunei, Others to Special 301 List

Ren Yunling Joined King & Wood As Partner in Beijing

Industrial Protection

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, design protection is as critical as tradem...

India Grants Compulsory Pharma License

Avoiding Mistakes

When an intellectual property licensing agreement works, it’s a thing of beauty, but when it goes wrong, it often goes very wrong. Gregory Glass reports on common mistakes rights owners make when licensing their intellectual property.

Face to Face: Francis Gurry

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 holders face.

Compulsory License issued to Natco Pharma for Nexavar

Report: Biotechnology Expected to Experience High Growth