Asia: Technology

In a sweeping 250-page judgment pronounced on May 08, 2026, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court upheld the validity of Indian Patent No. 240893, owned by Canadian company Communication Components Antenna Inc. (Plaintiff), for split-sector antenna technology that uses asymmetrical beams to increase subscriber capacity in cellular networks.

On 26 April 2026, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued an advisory titled, “Defending Against Frontier AI Driven Cyber Risks” (Advisory), categorised as high severity. While framed as an advisory, it reflects a clear regulatory shift. Artificial Intelligence (AI) incident preparedness is no longer a matter of best practice, it is increasingly a baseline compliance expectation against which organisational readiness may be assessed.

On June 3, 2026, the Supreme Court of India's Artificial Intelligence Committee published for public consultation its draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026 (“Draft Regulations”).

India’s digital payments landscape / ecosystem has grown exponentially and at a pace that regulators struggled to match. The rules governing automatic recurring charges remained scattered across multiple directives issued at different times.

The global intellectual property landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation as traditional enforcement mechanisms prove inadequate against the speed and scale of digital infringement.

Chinese patent law establishes strict subject matter requirements that often carry more decisive weight than traditional patentability criteria like novelty and inventiveness. This comprehensive analysis examines the legal boundaries and strategic considerations for invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents, revealing how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain are challenging traditional examination standards while core requirements remain anchored in fundamenta

A landmark patent invalidation case reveals how China's patent office evaluates AI inventions that apply algorithms to specific scenarios. The case centers on whether fine-tuning a pre-trained neural network mode...

Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), which describes itself as a “co-creation regulator” working collaboratively with industry rather than imposing top-down rules...

The Information Technology Act, 2000 empowers the Central Government under section 87 to frame rules governing intermediaries, including the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The general rule is that a business cannot send unsolicited emails to market, sell, and promote their goods and services.

"Statement Expectations" sets out ACMA views on the minimum requirements needed to comply with the Spam Act.

This heavy penalty was a reminder to all businesses to ensure that their marketing complies with regulations.