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| Issue No. 53, June 2026 |
| APAA e-Newsletter |
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| Korea Introduces AI Basic Act to Promote Innovation and Trustworthy AI Governance |
| John W. Chung, Y.P.Lee, Mock & Partners (The Republic of Korea) |
| The Republic of Korea has enacted the “Basic Act on the Advancement and Establishment of Trust of AI” (commonly referred to as the “AI Basic Act”), establishing one of Asia’s first comprehensive legal frameworks dedicated to artificial intelligence. … |
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| Korea’s Supreme Court Rules That Refurbishment for Personal Use Does Not Constitute Trademark Use |
| Jingil Jeong, LAWYUL Patent & Law Firm (The Republic of Korea) |
| The Korean Supreme Court has recently overturned an IP High Court decision that had previously found a bag refurbishment service provider to be liable for trademark infringement. The Korean Supreme Court ruled that refurbishment performed at the request … |
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| Free Use or Free Riding? Recent Cases on Game Records in Japanese Chess (Shogi) |
| Sei Saito, Toto Momo Trade Mark Professionals; Kazumi Makiuchi, SATO International Patent Firm) (Japan) |
| 1. Introduction Recently, the boundary between legal protection and free use of game records, or “kifu”, has become a controversial issue worldwide. A kifu is a record of the moves played in strategy board games such as shogi (Japanese chess), Go … |
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| Spotlight on Taiwan: Key Takeaways from the TIPO 2025 Annual Report |
| Becky Lin and Chi-Che (AL) Tung, Formosan Brothers Law Attorneys-at-Law (Taiwan) |
| Taiwan continues to modernize its intellectual property (IP) framework through a series of procedural reforms and legislative initiatives aimed at enhancing examination efficiency, strengthening international cooperation and exchange, and responding promptly … |
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| ASPEC+ in Thailand: Navigating the Gap Between Regional Ambition and National Reality |
| Kong Tantinawachai and Prad Vatanasuchart – Domnern Somgiat & Boonma (Thailand) |
| For many years, the ASEAN Patent Examination Co-operation, or ASPEC, has been presented as ASEAN’s answer to a familiar prosecution question: why should several national patent offices repeat the same search and examination work for corresponding a … |
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| India – What’s in the Manner of Use? Quite a Lot, Says the Lotus Splash Judgment |
| Vaibavi S G – Vutts & Associates LLP (India) |
| The recent judgment of the Delhi High Court in Lotus Herbals Private Limited v. DPKA Universal Consumer Ventures Private Limited & Ors. marks another significant development in Indian trademark jurisprudence, particularly on the recurring question … |
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| Canva vs Rxprism: A New Framework for Process Patent Infringement in India by Equivalence |
| Vrinda Pathak – Singh & Singh Law Firm (India) |
| Recent case law in Canva Pty vs Rxprism Health System by a Division Bench of the Honorable Delhi High Court clarifies the ambit and application of the ‘doctrine of equivalence’ to process patents in India. … |
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