Internet & e-Commerce
GE takes Quirky approach to stimulating innovation
Technology company in landmark agreement to release swathes of patents to prominent crowd-funding audience...  »
Cyberspace sourpuss Grumpy Cat in a mood for trademarks
Smash-hit internet ‘meme’ gets claws into brand protection issues, following six-month reign of misery over social networks...  »
Caped Crusader knocks cricket trademarks for six
‘Likelihood of confusion’ ruling takes wicket from design company’s applications in battle of the bats...  »
Gates-backed humanitarian venture fends off domain payout demand
WIPO arbitrators extinguish attempt to wring half a million Euros from charitable UN fund dedicated to providing drugs to developing world...  »
What becomes of bankrupt brands?
Following the failures of two more big high-street brands in the UK, Matt Packer examines how the trademark assets of collapsed companies can be sustained towards fruitful afterlives...  »
Asia IP focus – Part Two: Hong Kong
This bustling Chinese territory is a haven for foreign businesses – but it also attracts risks from mainland-linked shadow companies and the trade in bogus drugs, writes Anita Leung of Jones Day...  »
Kaepernick and Kardashian marks highlight quirky world of the Celebrity Brand
As NFL victory poses leap for registration, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe find that branding is more than skin deep, writes Matt Packer...  »
Special series: Asia IP focus
NewLegal Review editor Matt Packer introduces four expert articles from international law firm Jones Day on the challenges of protecting IP in some of Asia’s most significant markets...  »
Kickstarting a new IP battleground?
It has provided innovators with an exciting route for alternative finance and turned consumers into stakeholders. However, asks Matt Packer, has Kickstarter also put its users – and itself – in th....  »
Ericsson patent tie up eyes Long-Term Evolution of mobile industry
One party will transfer patents and the other will strategise, in major push to monetise IP across several telecom standards...  »