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Patent filings reach ‘historically unprecedented levels’, says WIPO report
Global IP body hails resurgence of patent applications as evidence that fall of 2009 was a blip in an upward trend...  »
EU Court stuns brand owners over fakes as watchdog issues Christmas warning
Court of Justice rules that fakes can continue to travel through EU – meanwhile, UK Border Agency highlights festive escalation of counterfeit sales...  »
Lawyer’s compensation claim alleges mission impossible on hourly billing
Demand for paperwork trickery claimed as leading factor in attorney’s firing...  »
Deal to translate patents into economic success
IP registries of Europe and China strike landmark agreement on automated translation of patent data...  »
US legal aid provider rocked by cuts
Federal funding crunch hits Legal Services Corporation, sparking fears over access to justice for disadvantaged Americans...  »
Giant iPhones take over USPTO headquarters for Steve Jobs tribute
Late Apple founder and home-technology pioneer honoured for innovations and enterprise in themed memorial...  »
Philip Morris fumes at Australian government
Promised lawsuit goes live after Parliamentary vote passes plain-packaging legislation for tobacco products sold in Australia...  »
PCC adds affordable claims facility to spur growth in UK enterprises
Following two official recommendations in as many years the UK Patents County Court is to hear small-claims IP cases, providing growing companies with respite from High Court costs...  »
Corporate counsel desperately seeking value
In-house lawyers fighting downturn with efforts to reduce spend on legal services and negotiate different cost models with their law firms...  »
Major WIPO report details surge in innovation industry
Organisation’s first World IP Report takes 40-year, panoramic view of an IP economy that is outpacing global GDP and driving change in poorer countries...  »