Internet & e-Commerce
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....  »
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...  »
Massive fine turns off global dealer of fake Viagra
Enforcers from medical industry join up with fraud experts to quash trader of bogus drugs...  »
Google answers searching questions on IP ownership
Company clarifies that rights in content submitted to cloud-storage facility will remain with their creators...  »
Europe and Brazil strike up patent partnership
Mutual filing processes and technical disclosures set for major improvements in wake of agreement...  »
Microsoft wields trademark law as weapon in malware battle
Distribution methods for harmful programs land Zeus racketeers a brand-abuse lawsuit...  »
Twitter hands back patent power to employee inventors
Social network and blogging tool unveils major shakeup of relationship between company and staff over IP ownership – but experts question practicality of new arrangement...  »
Eurovision bosses plan domain of song
 European Broadcasting Union aims to land online suffix for ostentatious contest… and also hopes for a .radio hit ...  »
ACTA under attack in Europe and US as backers hold firm
European authorities have been asked to examine the anti-counterfeiting legislation following voting chaos. Meanwhile, US politicians have begun to campaign against the text, seeing parallels with SOP....  »
EPO project to push patent data beyond the language barrier goes live
First stage of machine-translation scheme makes its debut, with Japan lined up to join the next phase ...  »