INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Circular on Promoting the Second Batch of Reform Initiatives in Support of Innovation, as recently issued by the General Office of the State Council, outlined a raft of new national initiatives designed to support innovation activities. More

Due to the rising role of innovation and technology in Asia, the importance of IP protection, IP commercialisation and IP litigation have become hot topics among industry players. An HKTDC survey found that while Hong Kong is currently the number one location for many businesses conducting IP trading activities, the city will be facing increasingly keen competition from Singapore and Shanghai in the future. More

USTR has initiated its annual review of foreign countries’ acts, policies and practices concerning the protection of intellectual property rights. USTR will hold a hearing and gather comments and plans to issue a report on or about 26 April. More