The Supreme Court's decision in Quanta v LG could make it harder for licensors to collect downstream royalties. Eileen McDermott explores the implications
July / August 2008
China's long-awaited Anti-Monopoly law comes into effect on August 1, but its impact on IP owners is far from certain, explain Kirstie Nicholson and Zirou Liu
July / August 2008
Attorney-client privilege is an increasingly contentious issue worldwide. Jochen Bühling and Michael Jewess introduce a series of jurisdiction-based Q&A articles
July / August 2008
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
July / August 2008
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
July / August 2008
Branded and generic drugs companies could be more willing to compromise on IP rights, following the Pfizer/Ranbaxy settlement over Lipitor
July / August 2008
1968 saw a social revolution in Paris. Forty years on, there is the potential for another memorable achievement in the city
July / August 2008
It has been just over three decades since the first biotechnology company - Genentech - was formed in 1976. Since then biotechnology has become a multi-billion dollar industry with ground-breaking products, based on original research. Eklavya Gupte examines five patents that have shaped the sector
June 2008
With IP reforms being discussed around the world, this year's selection of the most influential people in IP features many politicians and campaigners. But there are also a few surprises
July / August 2008
Former WIPO deputy director-general Geoffrey Yu spoke to Peter Ollier about how the Organization should heal divisions and move forward under new leadership
July / August 2008
China's has approved a long-awaited National IP Strategy that commits the government to consider developing specialized IP courts
July / August 2008
he USPTO's peer-to-patent project has led to an increase in prior art submissions but has failed to bring in fresh patent applications in its first year
July / August 2008
Gretchen Olive provides a list of stages that every brand owner should consider when drawing up a corporate domain name policy
June 2008
Horng-Dar Lin explains how Taiwanese companies that used only to manufacture for foreign businesses are developing their own brand identities
June 2008
An Australian court has considered the issue of who owns IP generated by employees. Suzy Groom puts the decision in context
June 2008
A decision to recognize Coca-Cola's bottle as distinctive could force the Japan Patent Office to relax its guidelines on 3D trade marks
July / August 2008
Trade mark owners can prevent comparative advertising only if it creates a likelihood of confusion among consumers, according to the ECJ
July / August 2008
The UAE is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Hazem Farah Kakish and Simmy Flame Rease explain how you can keep counterfeits out of this burgeoning market
June 2008
Alexander Klett explains why a recent decision could make it harder to enforce CTMs against infringing company names in Germany
June 2008
Managing IP, in association with Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, hosted a discussion on trade mark strategies with lawyers, in-house counsel and members of OHIM and the TTAB
June 2008
The US House Judiciary Committee has passed a bill designed to give the government more powers to crack down on IP crime
June 2008
June 2008
Payless ShoeSource must pay $304 million to adidas for infringing its famed "three-stripe" mark
June 2008
Panellists will shed light on ICANN’s recent expansion of the generic-top-level domain (gTLD) space during a web seminar held jointly by Managing IP and VeriSign next month
1 July 2008
Are you ready for a world with 500 top-level domains? You should be. James Nurton reports from the ICANN meeting in Paris
July / August 2008
Brand owners have scored two victories over eBay in France
July / August 2008
Gretchen Olive provides a list of stages that every brand owner should consider when drawing up a corporate domain name policy
June 2008
IP owners risk losing influence within ICANN, the not-for-profit body that regulates Internet domain names, under contentious proposals now being considered to restructure the organization
1 May 2008
Attorney-client privilege is an increasingly contentious issue worldwide. Jochen Bühling and Michael Jewess introduce a series of jurisdiction-based Q&A articles
July / August 2008
A review of seven jurisdictions shows that many disparities remain in enforcement in Europe. Canny IP owners can exploit these differences to their advantage
July / August 2008
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
July / August 2008
Hewlett-Packard was last month ordered by a jury to pay $184 million to Cornell University for patent infringement
July / August 2008
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
July / August 2008
The Supreme Court's decision in Quanta v LG could make it harder for licensors to collect downstream royalties. Eileen McDermott explores the implications
July / August 2008
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
July / August 2008
Procter & Gamble, Max Planck Innovation and the Catholic University of Leuven have been recognized for their achievements in technology transfer
July / August 2008
With IP reforms being discussed around the world, this year's selection of the most influential people in IP features many politicians and campaigners. But there are also a few surprises
July / August 2008
Former WIPO deputy director-general Geoffrey Yu spoke to Peter Ollier about how the Organization should heal divisions and move forward under new leadership
July / August 2008
The UAE is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Hazem Farah Kakish and Simmy Flame Rease explain how you can keep counterfeits out of this burgeoning market
June 2008