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The Supreme Court's decision in Quanta v LG could make it harder for licensors to collect downstream royalties. Eileen McDermott explores the implications
Attorney-client privilege is an increasingly contentious issue worldwide. Jochen Bühling and Michael Jewess introduce a series of jurisdiction-based Q&A articles
IP licensing is a key tool in any company's belt. But several recent Supreme Court decisions could make the process trickier, say Edward E Vassallo and Swatee Jasoria
A review of seven jurisdictions shows that many disparities remain in enforcement in Europe. Canny IP owners can exploit these differences to their advantage
Ewa M Davison and Gary M Myles provide strategies for establishing non-obviousness in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical arts in light of the Supreme Court’s rejection of a rigid TSM test
A decision to recognize Coca-Cola's bottle as distinctive could force the Japan Patent Office to relax its guidelines on 3D trade marks
China's has approved a long-awaited National IP Strategy that commits the government to consider developing specialized IP courts
Hewlett-Packard was last month ordered by a jury to pay $184 million to Cornell University for patent infringement
Trade mark owners can prevent comparative advertising only if it creates a likelihood of confusion among consumers, according to the ECJ
Judges focused on whether or not to maintain the point of novelty test for determining design patent infringement in last month's hearing in Egyptian Goddess v Swisa
China's State Intellectual Property Office has denied rumours that it started an investigation into Microsoft for anti-monopoly activities
Branded and generic drugs companies could be more willing to compromise on IP rights, following the Pfizer/Ranbaxy settlement over Lipitor
Payless ShoeSource must pay $304 million to adidas for infringing its famed "three-stripe" mark
The Federal Circuit last month examined terms such as "tangible", "abstract", "concrete" and "transformative", in the closely watched In re Bilski hearing
Litigating to protect your IP rights can be a multi-million dollar exercise. Emma Barraclough outlines some funding options to ease the financial pain
IP owners need to understand their chances of being awarded costs before they take legal action to enforce their rights. Zeeger Vink explains the rules in Europe
At a recent web seminar organized in conjunction with Finnegan Henderson, two private practitioners, an in-house lawyer and an attorney at the International Trade Commission explained how plaintiffs and defendants can navigate their way around the rules
Mistakes made in the patent drafting process can come back to haunt litigants in the court room. Martin Sulsky and Raj S Davé explain how to avoid common drafting errors
China's Supreme People's Court has issued a new explanation clarifying when a court should accept a civil complaint against an infringing registered trade mark
A leading UK judge has called for a "one-stop patent shop" to cater to companies that do business across Europe, after finding a patent invalid just days after it was upheld by a court in the Netherlands
Tobacco company Philip Morris is taking action against grey market cigarettes, filing a complaint at the International Trade Commission last month
Weaker trade marks, such as those with a descriptive element, should benefit from a narrower scope of protection than highly distinctive marks, following a ruling in the UK last month
Japan's IP High Court celebrates its third anniversary in April. Yoshikazu Iwase looks at how its decisions so far have affected IP owners
Brand owners in the UK have lost the battle to have the right to take private action against lookalike products, such as supermarket own brands
Shwetasree Majumder and Lucy Harrold look at how pharmaceutical trade marks, data and medical devices are protected in India
The UK High Court has made its first declaration of non-essentiality (DONE) in a patent dispute between two telecoms companies
Biedermann Motech and its licensee DePuy Spine won a patent infringement case in one of the first decisions to apply the US Supreme Court's directives in KSR v Teleflex
A collecting society has reacted angrily to a German decision not to apply copyright levies to normal, everyday computer printers
Music buyers in the UK will soon pay less to download music from Apple's iTunes store after the US company said it would standardize music prices across Europe
A Beijing appeal court has upheld a lower court's decision to find Yahoo! China, the search engine owned by online commerce group Alibaba, liable for copyright infringement
The US Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the closely watched patent exhaustion case Quanta Computer v LG Electronics
Indonesia's Supreme Court decided three much-anticipated IP cases in 2007. Lisa Yong and Zain Adnan explain what the decisions mean for rights holders in the country
Managing IP and Finnegan Henderson jointly hosted a roundtable in Beijing to discuss how to develop an enforcement strategy in China
Japan's highest court has handed down its first ruling on the issue of patent exhaustion
Recent damages awards demonstrate that Chinese courts will compensate IP owners for their losses, reports Emma Barraclough
James Nurton delves into the world of telecoms standards and patents and provides a guide to the disputes and players in pending litigation
IP owners have been given more clarity about the scope of protection for design rights after a UK court ruling on air freshener cans
The Delhi High Court has prevented an Indian publisher from selling fake versions of a Harry Potter book
The Federal Circuit has dramatically changed the rules applying to wilfulness in patent litigation. Three litigators examine the impact of the case for plaintiffs and alleged infringers
Insurers have traditionally steered clear of the risky business of protecting intangible assets. But not any more, says Garry Booth
Pfizer has won a key victory in the Chinese courts over the patent for sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in its impotence drug
Litigation specialists reveal how to prepare and manage electronic discovery in US patent trials
With EPO oppositions frequently taking many years, national courts are often called on to stay national validity and infringement proceedings. Here are the pros and cons
The House of Lords, the UK's highest court, is to hear arguments in a controversial dispute over a stent patent
Yamaha Motors has won the highest damages ever awarded to a foreign company for trade mark infringement in China
Trade mark owners face disharmony in Europe when it comes to assessing when the five-year period during which they have to use their trade marks begins and ends
Following the recent decision in Douglas v Hello!, Isabel Davies and Tom Scourfield introduce a review of image rights protection in Europe
Australia's highest court rewrote the rules on inventive step in a decision in May. Bill Bennett explains what the ruling means for patent applicants
A recent decision will change the procedures under which IP cases are handled in Italy. Massimiliano Mostardini and Licia Garotti explain
David Fleming explains that courts have highlighted aspects of surveys' design that determine their effectiveness
Technological advances are putting copyright law under pressure in India. Poorvi Chothani assesses where the courts are likely to draw the line
At a web-based seminar organized by MIP in association with Fish & Richardson, practitioners discussed the impact of KSR v Teleflex
Since OHIM opened, it has received more than half a million applications for Community trade marks. Thousands have been rejected, and thousands more opposed prompting frustrated would-be trade mark owners to go to the European courts. How can they maximize their chances of winning? Emma Barraclough finds out
When the Boehringer case was referred to the ECJ for a second time, the Court had a chance to finally resolve the issue of reboxing and relabelling. But, argue Hiroshi Sheraton and Simone Blakeney, many questions remain unclear
Recent cases in the US and Europe may make international arbitration a more attractive option in international IP disputes. Alan M Anderson and Christopher A Young explain why, and examine how arbitration can be effective for both parties
It has long been accepted that the UK does not acknowledge image rights as a distinct legal concept. In the first half of a two-part article, Isabel Davies and Tom Scourfield look at the face of image rights in the UK following a recent House of Lords judgment
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