Recently, U.S. Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released the 2018 International IP Index, which indicated that China ranked 25th among the 50 economies with the score of 19.08, up two positions as compared to the ranking in 2017. The report believed that China is achieving substantial progress in building the IPR environment oriented towards the 21stcentury. In particular, first, the reform in patents and copyrights enhanced its protection and law enforcement results; second, [...]

John Walker, from Dennemeyer & Associates, examines Patent Prosecution strategies in the Asian region including the use of Australia as a platform, the judicious use of the PPH and the consideration of regional treaties. Although this article and the principles contained herein have a broad international application, it is directed more particularly at Patent Prosecution strategies in the Asian region. In the context of the patent lifecycle, it aims to address the prosecution component where "commoditization" [...]

Statistics released by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and aggregated by IPPractice reveal that our IP group had a busy 2017: they filed more trademark applications than any other firm headquartered in Western Canada.  Their efforts placed Clark Wilson into the top 20 national filers for the first time, ranking six spots higher than the year prior. This growth hasn't come as a total surprise: Neil Melliship and Jeffrey Vicq, have been repeatedly  ranked as leading trade-mark practitioners by the prestigious [...]