Industry & Regulatory Bodies
Bourbon brand hits the mark in liquor seal lawsuit
In a drinking match at the US Court of Appeals, a Kentucky bourbon brand’s legal arguments proved to have the most bottle...  »
Twitter handles become new domain of brand litigation
Hayley Devlin of Hamlins Solicitors LLP tells Matt Packer that airtight contracts, rather than IP laws, are the best tools for preventing brand abuse caused by unauthorised transfers of social media f....  »
A compulsory weakening of the patent system?
Two high-profile decisions to requisition patents from pharmaceutical companies may conflict with key provisions in international IP agreements, writes Matt Packer...  »
Will fans Perish in Nuclear Blast of web company’s IP suit?
Heavy Metal band left red-faced before supporters over song rights action by mystery plaintiff...  »
Obama intervenes to toughen government e-discovery rules
A crisis at the US Securities and Exchange Commission has forced national agencies to take electronic information issues as seriously as companies and law firms do, writes Nick Huber...  »
Innovative lifetimes honoured in EPO awards
Technological, social and economic contributions of leading inventor-industrialists recognised in keynote shortlist...  »
Massive fine turns off global dealer of fake Viagra
Enforcers from medical industry join up with fraud experts to quash trader of bogus drugs...  »
USPTO mulls secrecy measures for key types of patent data
America’s IP registry quizzes stakeholders on whether technical details for patents with potential benefits for domestic economy should continue to be published...  »
Google answers searching questions on IP ownership
Company clarifies that rights in content submitted to cloud-storage facility will remain with their creators...  »
US shutdown for non-lawyer ownership debate
American Bar Association dramatically closes door on alternative business structures for law firms...  »