The 20 years since Managing IP was launched have seen great shifts in the global economy, the profile of IP assets and the daily work of IP practitioners. James Nurton introduces a look back – and forward
Mark Schonfeld explains how companies can use trade mark law to thwart parallel traders
Last month a UK court ruled that football fixture lists can be protected under copyright law. In response, lawyers in five jurisdictions consider the role that copyright and sui generis database rights play in protecting such information
As Latin America becomes an increasingly important market, rights owners must be aware of the evolving laws around issues such as digital rights and non-traditional trade marks in the region. Managing IP discussed the key challenges with several prominent members of the Latin American IP community
Melinda Upton and Amy Reynolds explain how online mapping services present both opportunities and dangers for brand owners keen to market their products using new media
Managing open source compliance can be complicated and costly. Mahshad Koohgoli and Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu analyse the strategies that companies can employ
Peter Ollier reports on the Australian government’s plans to introduce a hardline packaging regime for cigarettes, and how the tobacco industry plans to oppose it
A full panel of the Federal Circuit has agreed to re-hear a case regarding the US doctrine of inequitable conduct, answering Chief Judge Paul Michel's plea to IP practitioners last year
In another blow to multinational pharmaceutical companies in India, the Chennai Patent Office has invalidated a key patent owned by Swiss drug maker F Hoffmann La Roche, allowing generic competitors to enter the market
I’ve just graduated and joined the IP profession. I can’t imagine what work was like before efiling, the internet and online databases. Can you explain?
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February 2012
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Will the new post grant and inter partes review proceedings result in more litigators practising pro hac vice before the USPTO?