Recent changes in China’s innovation environment make a big impact on business in Asia.

Recent changes in China’s innovation regime have pushed ASEAN’s IP environment to become an essential component in the global innovation ecosystem. We share three trends in this article: global supply chain relocation, the scramble to transfer IP overseas, and blockchain-powered innovations.

​The legal issues of IP securitization refer to the legal issues arising from the issuance of intellectual property securities based on the traditional asset securitization structure. Since IP assets have different attributes from traditional securitized assets (such as real estate or account receivables), they will generate unique legal risks.

The legal and business community have largely resolved such legal issues. It has been two years since the development of IP securitization in China.  The total annual issuance volume has surpassed tens of billions of RMB, which shows that the market has recognized the solutions.

When do NFT creations act as a carrier for IP? When NFT-based IPs are divided and exchanged in the market, when will these exchanged NFTs be subject to regulations for securities ​? And how will owners and users comply with these regulations?