Europe
Google answers searching questions on IP ownership
Company clarifies that rights in content submitted to cloud-storage facility will remain with their creators...  »
Dubai or not Dubai? Fake Primark store opens in UAE
Bogus branch of discount fashion chain springs up in shopping paradise...  »
Europe and Brazil strike up patent partnership
Mutual filing processes and technical disclosures set for major improvements in wake of agreement...  »
Donkey Kong and a very different kind of brand confusion
Standard branding mix-ups tend to end up in court. But there are other sagas over product names and logos that are just the result of innocent misunderstandings, writes Matt Packer...  »
Microsoft wields trademark law as weapon in malware battle
Distribution methods for harmful programs land Zeus racketeers a brand-abuse lawsuit...  »
Strength in fewer numbers: law firms consolidate in merger surge
For law firms aiming to exploit the global market, standalone expansion may no longer make economic sense, writes Nick Huber. Instead, many are aiming to meet their international ambitions through mer....  »
Eurovision bosses plan domain of song
 European Broadcasting Union aims to land online suffix for ostentatious contest… and also hopes for a .radio hit ...  »
Navigating the sea change in US patent law
Debate around the America Invents Act often obscured the salient facts behind the legislation. Richard Willoughby and Jason Rutt of Rouse UK and David W Long of US law firm Dow Lohnes explain the Actâ....  »
Village People Macho Man leaps hurdle in song rights case
Disco singer one step closer to reclaiming his songs after key point in opponents’ bid for dismissal turns out to be not much Cop...  »
Highway of convenience links UK and German patent applicants
Filing process set to improve for innovators aiming to secure patents on a bilateral basis...  »