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  • Dot-eu domain names likely to be revoked

    May 03, 2012

    The Advocate General in the EU has said that Gevers and other firms should not have been able to register .eu domains for clients, as they do not qualify as licensees

  • Weekly quiz, April 23 to 27

    April 27, 2012

    Prototype shoes, banned songs and poor grammar: have you been following the news in IP this week?

  • AG: when downloaded software can be resold

    April 25, 2012

    A legal adviser at Europe’s highest court says that creators of computer programs should be allowed to prevent people from selling so-called used licences that enable the programs to be downloaded from the internet again

  • What’s on this week April 23-27

    April 23, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP meetings, conferences and decisions to watch out for this week

  • Weekly IP quiz April 9 to 13

    April 13, 2012

    This week's quiz questions cover gTLDs, UK IP policy, ACTA - and Jeremy Lin. How many can you answer?

  • Quiz of the week April 2 to 5

    April 05, 2012

    Test your knowledge of this week’s IP developments. All the answers can be found in items on managingip.com published in the past five days

  • Gevers in .eu case at Court of Justice

    March 29, 2012

    Last week saw a hearing at the Court of Justice of the EU over two questions concerning the domain .eu. The case could affect the rights of trade mark attorneys across Europe

  • IP quiz, March 19 to 23

    March 23, 2012

    How many questions on the week’s IP news can you answer?

  • IP news quiz, March 12 to 16

    March 16, 2012

    Test your knowledge of IP news with our five quick questions on the past week’s developments

  • European court to rule on broadcasting rights

    March 12, 2012

    Dentists who want to play music to waiting patients to soothe their nerves and hotel owners who want to provide guests with access to music in their bedrooms will find out the IP implications of their hospitality on Thursday

  • What’s on next week

    March 09, 2012

    Managing IP lists IP events and meetings scheduled for the week beginning March 12

  • EU trade negotiator talks tough on ACTA

    March 05, 2012

    MEPs clashed with representatives of the European Commission last week as they sought to understand the legal – and political – implications of the anti-counterfeiting deal ACTA

  • What’s on next week

    March 02, 2012

    Managing IP lists IP events and meetings scheduled for the week beginning March 5

  • Quiz of the week February 27 to March 2

    March 02, 2012

    Test your knowledge of the week’s IP news with our weekly quiz – all answers available on managingip.com

  • ACTA battle fought out on Twitter

    March 02, 2012

    As the European Parliament hosted a workshop on ACTA yesterday, activists on both sides of the debate took to social media site Twitter to present their case

  • Court sets high threshold for database copyright

    March 01, 2012

    Europe’s highest court has dealt a blow to the protection of sports fixture databases

  • When will the CJEU rule on ACTA?

    February 27, 2012

    EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht last week said that the Court of Justice of the EU will be asked to rule on the legitimacy of ACTA. But how soon can an opinion be expected?

  • EU banking regulator says block .bank

    February 24, 2012

    The European Banking Authority (EBA) has urged Icann to ban financial gTLDs such as .bank, saying “true banks” would face high costs protecting against fraud

  • EU leaders call for copyright reform

    February 22, 2012

    Twelve heads of government have called for urgent action to reform copyright in a letter to EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso

  • EU refers ACTA to Court of Justice

    February 22, 2012

    ACTA, the controversial international anti-piracy and counterfeiting treaty, has hit another hurdle after the European Commission announced this morning that it would ask Europe’s Court of Justice to consider its legality

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