Patent linkage refers to the system or process by which a country links drug marketing approval to the status of the patent(s) corresponding to the originator’s product. This article provides a snapshot of the patent linkage position in the US vis-à-vis Asia and the Pacific. United States. The Food and…

Of the four pillars of intellectual property protection – patents, industrial designs, trademarks and copyrights – perhaps the most overlooked is that for industrial (ornamental) designs. In most countries, the available design protection is generally very narrow, with a minimal halo of protection around the exact design depicted in the…