Region: Asia-Pacific

Nokia-Oppo, SEPs in China and Japan and change afoot in India: APAC's top five of 2022

IAM looks back at the biggest stories from the last 12 months

06 January 2023

Samsung renews smart TV licence with Adeia

As consumers tighten entertainment budgets growth in connected TVs has been accelerated

05 January 2023

InterDigital secures Panasonic and LG licences, but arbitration looms for Samsung deal

It is rare for SEP holders and standards implementers to arbitrate disputes, but it’s on the horizon for a cellular licence renewal with the Korean smartphone maker

04 January 2023

F-Star buyout delay shows growing national security disruption to patent dealmaking

Purchase by Sino Biopharm subsidiary has been put on hold by US authorities

04 January 2023

Electronic certificates: why they are good news for patent applicants

The new year has brought in new options for patent applicants in Taiwan, whose ability to obtain an electronic certificate should prove to be widely beneficial.

04 January 2023

Nine vehicle OEMs under Huawei licence as frenzied deal-making closes out 2022

Chinese company also extends 2017 patent licence agreement with Nokia

23 December 2022

China’s attention on trade secrets suggests change afoot in 2023

Possibility of a more comprehensive protection system across China comes with doubts about effectiveness of administrative enforcement

22 December 2022

Top 10 FRAND developments of 2022

These new patent pools, global litigation developments, and SEP policy changes will keep making waves in the New Year

21 December 2022

How the SEP/FRAND landscape is evolving in key markets

Experts from IAM’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders share insights on hotspots including China, India, the United States and Europe

20 December 2022

The legitimate source defence and why it is good news for defendants in patent infringement disputes

The Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court has zeroed in on Renhengde v Huzhou Aixin & Huzhou MCHC Hospital to clarify the criteria of the legitimate source defence, offering a way out of damages liability.

14 December 2022

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