What are the risks of entering the market in China with a local distributor?

In the recent Employment Tribunal case of Mrs G Rouse v Andron Contract Services Ltd, the tribunal awarded Mrs Rouse £100,000 for being "pushed out" of her job...

The China National Intellectual Property Administration and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade have jointly issued guidelines on further construction of a mechanism for dealing...

In their response to the "Proposal on Strengthening the Protection of Excellent National Brands in the Gold and Jewelry Industry", the CNIPA stated that it would continue to strengthen trademark protection.

If you read the introduction to my blog, I referenced "The Knockout", a Chinese TV series which I "borrowed" (ahem) for the English and Chinese title of my blog.

AI technology advances by leaps and bounds, and global intellectual property discussions...

With the continued growth of e-commerce, companies who conduct business online are increasingly more at risk of Intellectual Property (IP) infringement.

The decision establishes that the so-called COMVIK approach should be used for all computer implemented inventions.

It is a popular approach to file patents in a few key countries around the globe, normally this will include the US, Germany, China, South Korea and Japan.

全球纠纷解决业务负责人Douglas Clark围绕香港知识产权纠纷仲裁的问题进行探讨。本文由罗思、路盛律师事务所（罗思战略合作伙伴）联合发布。

The potential risks associated with descriptive marks in Indonesia

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information mandates the registration of commercial websites and online services...

The Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (‘MOCI') has officially announced that the Industrial Property Office located at the Ministry's headquarters has begun accepting applications for industrial designs and models.

卡塔尔商业和工业部（MOCI）知识产权保护司正式公告，设于该部总部的工业产权局已开始受理工业品外观设计与模型注册申请。

A Trade Mark in Russia can be officially recognised as ‘well-known' by registration to the Federal Agency of Intellectual Property (Rospatent) for the status.

We would like to highlight a recent development concerning the legalisation of documents by UAE Consulates outside the UAE, which is directly relevant to Intellectual Property practice...

The Ministry of Economy and its Intellectual Property Sector continue to build a modern and effective framework for intellectual property rights in the United Arab Emirates.

On 17 July 2023, the Ministry of Information and Communication ("MIC") published a new version of the draft Decree ("Draft Decree") superseding Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP on the management...

Vietnam's Decree 186/2026 fundamentally reshapes the country's intellectual property enforcement framework by transferring primary administrative authority from the Ministry of Science and Technology Inspectorate to IP Vietnam.

According to IP Vietnam statistics, there were over 9000 international trademark registration (IR) applications designating Vietnam in 2021 alone. This may be a good time to highlight...