On 26 August 2016, the Judges’ Council of the Supreme People’s Court issued Resolution No. 03/2016/NQ-HDTP (“Resolution 03”) providing guidance on the implementation of several…
General Overview On 28 July 2016, Indonesia has a new Patent Law when the House of Representative approved and passed the bill replacing Law…
Changes to the dividend regime are among the major reforms proposed under the Companies Bill 2015 (the “Bill”). In addition to the existing requirement…
The Ministry of Commerce recently announced an easing of unofficial foreign trade restrictions as they relate to onshore trade with certain construction materials for…
When the new Companies Bill 2015 (the “Bill”) comes into effect, it will abolish the concept of par or nominal value of shares that…
In Thailand, new amendments to the country’s trademark system will bring greater efficiency to trademark owners when registering their trademark rights. Taking effect on…
New Companies Regime: Making the Transition The Companies Bill 2015 (“the Bill”) was passed in both houses of Parliament in April 2016 and is…
On 30 March 2015, an update was issued on the key duties and solutions for improving business environment and national competitiveness in 2015 and…
The Companies Bill 2015 (“the Bill”) was passed by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) on 4 April 2016. When it comes into effect,…
WITHER DEPENDENT CLAIMS: RECENT FEDERAL COURT DECISION AFFECTS PATENT DRAFTING AND PRACTICE IN MALAYSIA The recent decision of the Federal Court of Malaysia in…
