Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

After years of preparation and a decidedly rocky start to ICANN’s New gTLD Program due to a glitch in the gTLD application system, the applications are in, and ICANN will soon begin evaluating the TLD candidates.

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.

Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), there can be a relatively fine line between the permissible use of an acronym as a domain name and the impermissible use of a trademark.

In recent years, the Indian Patent Office has adopted a stricter interpretation of Section 3(b) of the Patents Act, 1970, leading to increased rejections of patent applications.

Security for costs can only be requested by defendants, not claimants, in infringement or revocation actions

江蘇省知識産権局は、省工業・情報化庁および蘇州市知識産権局と連携して...

On June 8, 2012, Genentech’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that US Patent No. 6,733,752 was invalid and not-infringed by Genentech’s trastuzumab product (HERCEPTIN).

Health Canada specifically contemplates certain proteins as SEBs in its Guidance, although Health Canada has not limited SEBs to only particular classes of drugs.

On May 23, 2012, the Federal Court held that Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. ("Merck") is liable to Apotex Inc. ("Apotex") for damages under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"), but exercised its discretion to reduce the amount of compensation payable based on a defence of ex turpi causa.

On 21 May 2025, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on a new Regulation which establishes an EU-level framework...

专利开放许可制度作为普通专利实施许可的特殊形式，是我国专利制度体系的重要补充。

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a draft Reflection Paper proposing a streamlined pathway for the approval for certain biosimilar medicinal products (biosimilars) in the EU...