Study Group: Intellectual Property Experts: Lawyers (Asia)(?)

This article would be of interest to those in the IP field, as well as those in the IT industries. Internet Service Provides (ISPs) in particular, should take note of this case which raises interesting issues with respect to not just copyright infringement, but other forms of intellectual property infringement...

Another issue that should be considered is whether such comments amount to an interference with the judiciary, a concept referred to as "sub judice" in some jurisdictions. In some countries, one is not allowed to comment on current proceedings which are still pending in the Courts.

Although the PRC Court has given its final determination in relation to the insufficiency issue, this is not the end of Pfizer's VIAGRA patent dispute in China. The Beijing No 1 People’s Court noted that the Patent Review Board had reviewed only the insufficiency ground, and it had referred...