Trademark strategies in Asia Pacific
World Bank GDP data for 2017 for the Asia Pacific region illustrates the enormous diversity in GDP, and thus market, and in turn trademark considerations.
Validation agreements: towards a broader territorial coverage for European patents?
Kazuya Sekiguchi and Martin Chatel shed light on possible benefits for European patent applicants seeking to protect their innovation beyond the European market
Streamlining international design patent applications
United States design patent law changes have streamlined international design patent application filing and the issuance of design patent protection worldwide.
Intellectual Property joint ventures – can rivals turn into valued partners?
In the information and knowledge age, Intellectual Property is a dominant force in commercial transactions comprising M&A and joint venture formation.
Utilizing legal technology for your IP management
As a law firm in Singapore active in IP, you will be confronted with one question: “How can we effectively and efficiently manage our clients’ IP portfolio?”
The intention to become a substantive search and examination office
South Africa's depository patent system merely examines patent applications for compliance with the requisite formalities deemed necessary for the patent grant.
A bright light for the patent owner in post grant proceedings
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled en banc on the validity of patent claims in post grant review proceedings at the PTAB.
Narrowing the gulf in patent law
Patent system inconsistencies in the gulf region mean there is a desire for a unified court and a more harmonized approach.
Africa’s percent and the digital future
According to Wipo’s statistics for the year 2015, the African continent was the recipient of approx. 0.5 percent of the world’s patent filings in that year.
What’s new? Join our autumn workshops!
Our autumn series is discussing various strategic and legal aspects of Intellectual Property protection. Join us to find out more about protecting your assets.
Will blockchain soon disrupt IP protection?
Lawyer Monthly spoke with Dr. Richard Brunner about how technology and blockchain will disrupt the protection of Intellectual Property.
Intellectual Property protection for startups
Dennemeyer professionals set some guidelines to help the players of the startup environment navigate their business through shallow and treacherous IP waters.