Asia: Intellectual Property

When setting intellectual property strategy it pays to have a solid understanding of the prevailing business issues. In cleantech there are a number of diverse industries involved, with a trend towards convergence of technologies and sectors.

Software companies doing business in India have been put on notice by the Indian Income Tax Department following an unexpected outcome in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Microsoft Corporation v. Assistant Director of Income-tax, International Tax Division).

Recently, there has been an increase in so-called "scams" involving apparent IP-related companies sending misleading letters to applicants and owners of IP rights in an attempt to extract money from those persons. A number of official intellectual property organisations, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), have recognised this issue and distributed warnings against these scams.

最高人民法院は8月8日、「『民間経済促進法』の実施に関する指導意見」（以下、指導意見）を公表した。指導意見は五つの側面から、民間&#

The new Practice Note provides the Court with a range of tools to achieve this, centred around the keystone expectation of a trial within 12-18 months of commencement.

In the botanical world, while pine and cypress trees are both evergreen conifers, they possess unique characteristics in form, color, and spirit.

The viewpoint of being able to provide cheap drugs to a population which cannot afford it has started yet another debate in the pharma sector about how drug companies should price the life saving drugs in the developing world.

In an eagerly awaited decision, India's Controller of Patents has granted a licence to generics pharmaceutical manufacturer, Natco Pharma Ltd (Natco) to manufacture Bayer's patented anticancer drug 'Naxavar'.

A Senate Committee has recommended against passing amendments to the Patents Act that would allow gene patenting.

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It is an absolute delight when our favourite classics hit the big screen again. One of our 2013 favourites and a masterpiece, Raanjhanaa was re-released on August 1, 2025.

India's vast and ancient cultural heritage holds deep reservoirs of Traditional Knowledge (TK)—wisdom systems, healing practices, agricultural know-how, folklore, and oral traditions passed across generations.