Cover Story

• Patent survey 2012

  

  Managing IP ranks the leading patent firms around the world

• Patent survey: Africa and Middle East

• Patent survey: Americas

• Patent survey: Asia

• Patent survey: Europe

Features

• How to survive the patent cliff

  

  This year $50 billion worth of drugs come off patent. The pharma industry’s response will be to focus on personalised medicine and biologics. Eileen McDermott explains how this will shift IP strategy towards trade secrets, data and patenting processes

• Trade secrets and jurisdiction explained

  

  Benjamin Bai explains why a US decision that expands the jurisdiction of the ITC in trade secrets cases may be flawed, and contrasts it with the limited approach of the Supreme People’s Court in China

• Tips on being social media counsel

  

  The in-house IP lawyer is often given responsibility for social media policy, even though many of the issues are nothing to do with IP infringement. Carmen Glatt and Kim Scallan give some advice on coping with the role

• How to avoid filing catastrophes under the America Invents Act

  

  Jeremy Cubert and Eric Silverman introduce readers to Pharmville, USA, a futuristic community of inventors operating after full implementation of the America Invents Act

• Who has the best IP tax regime?

  

  As the UK announces the details of its Patent Box, local lawyers from six jurisdictions in Europe explain how their tax incentives work and their relative successes

News Analysis

• New gTLD rules as application period opens

  

  On January 12 the first round of applications for new gTLDs opened, with last-minute concessions from Icann. But were they enough to placate governments and brand owners? Edward Conlon reports

• Big brands’ tips for licensing in China

• How should collecting societies be reformed?

  

  The UK is looking at voluntary codes of conduct for collecting societies, following a proposal made by the Hargreaves Review. There is also talk of a Digital Exchange, and centralised reform from the EU. Managing IP interviews two people on opposite sides of the debate

• Universal loses fight against video-sharing site

• This week’s IP quiz – February 6-10

  Test your knowledge of the week’s IP news with our quick, five-question quiz. Answers next week

• The best things we've read this year

  

  Managing IP’s editors have scanned the trillions of words written on IP in the past year, and selected their favourite 25 articles from publications such as Fortune, BusinessWeek and the Economist as well as IP blogs and of course Managing IP itself. We’ve also included some infographics, pictures and video

IP Clinic

• Which social media should I use for IP networking?

  

News in Brief

• Patents: CIPO allows one-click patent, but questions remain

• Trade mark: China recognises record number of well-known marks

• Copyright: Innovative software case launched in China

• Internet IP: US may demand more trade mark protection in gTLDs

• Moves: Changes at the USPTO

Diary

• Letter from the editor

• Utynam's Heirs

  

Country Updates

• South Africa - Call for shorter patent protection misguided

• Argentina - Test data protection improves quality

• Australia - Samsung successful in opening tablet battle

• Austria - Use of a well-known mark for spare parts allowed

• European Patent Office - EU patent court – now or never?

• France - New dispute resolution and naming policy for .fr

• Germany - High barrier set for revocation of injunctions

• Greece - Wind wins domain name dispute

• India - Court prevents Customs seizing goods

• Indonesia - Counterfeit cases end with reconciliation

• Malaysia - How to use utility innovations

• Mexico - Advertising in social media networks

• New Zealand - Patent amendments struck down in court

• Norway - New patent practice on SPCs

• The Philippines - Supreme Court decides on defence of mistaken identity

• Poland - Judgment on foreign names as trade marks

• Russia - A cake for the beloved mother in law

• Singapore - The big IP changes of 2011

• Switzerland - No SPC for Panitumumab

• Taiwan - Biggest overhaul of patent law since 2003

• Thailand - Decisions confirm high standard for non-use

• US: trade marks - Beware similar marks on related goods