Asia: Intellectual Property

深セン市が知的財産保護条例の改正案を公表し、データ保護の新設、標準必須特許紛争への行政裁決制度導入、悪質侵害への制裁強化など、次

Many companies lose their China IP before they think they have anything to lose. They start with a promising product, a working prototype, a successful crowdfunding campaign, or a major customer waiting.

In intellectual property strategy, the most consequential decisions are often not what a company chooses to patent, but what it deliberately chooses not to patent. Modern innovation ecosystems generate far more technical output than any organisation can economically prosecute through the patent system. Engineering teams iterate continuously. Manufacturing operations accumulate incremental process improvements. Software systems evolve through constant optimisation.

When facing obstacles from prior graphic trademarks, submitting applications as combined text-and-graphic marks can significantly improve success rates. This analysis examines 7,059 rejection review cases from 2025 to explore how China's National Intellectual Property Administration evaluates similarity in combined marks versus pure text or graphic trademarks, offering strategic insights for trademark applications and similarity arguments.

An Australian small business has struck the first blow in a multi-stage trade mark dispute with the artist Eminem. The case highlights Australia's strict requirements for authorised trade mark use, ownership, control and licensing, with implications for overseas brand owners.

2026年6月26日，十四届全国人大常委会第二十三次会议表决通过新修订的《中华人民共和国商标法》（以下简称“2026年修订版《商标法》”）。新法共9章87条，将于2027年1月1日起施行。

深セン市が知的財産保護条例の改正案を公表し、データ保護の新設、標準必須特許紛争への行政裁決制度導入、悪質侵害への制裁強化など、次

Australia's refusal to introduce a text and data mining exemption for AI training has sparked a high-stakes confrontation between global AI companies promising billions in infrastructure investment and creative industries fighting to preserve copyright protections.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined the Australian Government's intended national approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The proposals bring responsibility...

深セン市が知的財産保護条例の改正案を公表し、データ保護の新設、標準必須特許紛争への行政裁決制度導入、悪質侵害への制裁強化など、次

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are transforming industries from healthcare to financial services, but securing patent protection in Australia requires more than technical sophistication.

随着人工智能技术快速发展，AI大语言模型正渗透进专利代理行业的审查意见答复业务。本文以2025年度专利复审无效典型案例为切入点，深入分析AI在