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Simmons & Simmons makes senior Asia trademark hire
17 April 2026   The Hong Kong partner brings more than 20 years’ experience and specialises in trademark strategy, cross-border enforcement, and brand protection across Asia and beyond.

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The clash between one of India’s largest B2B marketplaces and the country’s drugs regulator challenges the “passive” position of such platforms with regards to allegedly unlawful pharmaceutical listings, says Aarti Aggarwal of Remfry & Sagar.
Asia
Hui Zhuang of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office discusses several strategies to increase the chance of pharmaceutical or food trademarks that include ingredients being registered.
Biotechnology
Agreeing to a dispute resolution mechanism in an international joint venture requires forward thinking, say Jens Petry and Tom Gassmann, Squire Patton Boggs.
Asia
Five cases in which preliminary injunctions were granted are examined by Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners.
Asia
A Korean district court has applied a landmark ruling in a complicated vaccine dispute involving Pfizer, explain Young Kim, Yu-Seog WON, In Hwan Kim, and Amy Oh of Kim & Chang.
Asia
Amid worldwide interest, India could position itself as a global hub for a desperately needed technology, say Kavita Arora and Shaivya Dhawan of K&S Partners.
Asia
The Tokyo District Court judgment on patent infringement and question of territoriality is game-changing, says Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners.
Africa
The global pandemic has increased collaboration and a new wave of disputes is likely. Arbitration is well placed to help, argue Kate Davies McGill, Gaela Gehring Flores and Paul Keller of Allen & Overy
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