Annotated Leading Patent Cases in Major Asian Jurisdictions

The first of its kind, this book presents a comprehensive collection of leading patent cases from nine major Asian jurisdictions which are analyzed by eminent scholars and legal practitioners from Asia, Germany, and the United States. It contains thirty case reports covering six topics which best reflect the current trends in Asia in patent law, namely specialized IP court (or division), compulsory licensing, the intersection between patent law and competition law, injunction, damages, and choice of jurisdiction and law in cross-border patent litigation. Each case report explores a landmark case by deconstructing the legal background and the legal reasoning of the decisions, and then discussing the commercial and/or industrial ramifications. The present volume is a useful guide for practitioners, lawyers, and judges alike, a primer for students and businessmen entering the IP world, and

Kung-Chung Liu is the founding director of the Applied Research Center for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA), Singapore Management University. He studied law at National Taiwan University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich. Professor Liu s teaching and research interests are intellectual property law, antitrust and unfair competition law, and communications law.