Litigation
China’s new patent law will require double filing
A new patent law has changed the way a patent applicant can use double filing in China. Nick Redfearn explains the new procedures...  »
Pharma in European Commission probe
The European Commission opened a pharmaceutical sector inquiry in January 2008 following concerns that pharmaceutical companies were using the patent system in a market-distorting and unjustified way.....  »
Why do banks get into so many trademark tussles?
As the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) learned when it expanded its empire in the US in 2008, trademark disputes can be a fact of life for US banks says David H Herrington...  »
IP trends shaping the fashion industry
Big splashy logos are so last season. The new look is stylish packaging, say Finnegan LLP’s Julia Anne Matheson and Anna Balichina. But how should you protect packaging, and does the resulting cover....  »
Hanns Hallesius of Electrolux on the move from local to global
How do you expand a multi-regional business on to a global stage? Electrolux’s head of intellectual property Hanns Hallesius explains how his work supports the move from regional to international in....  »
Collaboration, not exclusion, will drive progress in the IP industry
IP practitioners need to adopt new models for cross-border IP creation, says CEO of Open Invention Network, Keith Bergelt...  »
Not in copyright’s name: Are consumers really 'digital vampires'?
Businesses are using copyright laws to stamp down innovation and demonise consumers, believes Google’s William Patry. He says it’s time for it to stop ...  »
US pharma industry calls for increased patent protection
Following the European Commission’s pharmaceutical sector inquiry into market distortion through patent abuse, Robert P Reznick and James B Kobak Jr present the US perspective....  »
Arsenal Football Club’s Ronald Crawford on IP, fans and brand enforcement
The legal heads managing IP protection for UK football teams believe that collaboration between clubs is the key to brand enforcement. Ronald Crawford, IP and brand protection manager at Arsenal Footb....  »
A move towards IP commoditisation
Existing IP laws must be adapted to address new and innovative ways of generating revenue online, says Katrine Levin, Of Counsel at Knowledge MGI...  »