July 19, 2019
Mr Justice Henry Carr, an IP judge at the England & Wales High Court who was “utterly devoid of pomposity,” has sadly passed away
In-house counsel consider whether a new IP right for software inventions could help the UK compete after Brexit and discuss whether IP is enough of a priority for decision makers
July 18, 2019
With the news that Mr Justice Arnold is to join the England & Wales Court of Appeal, Managing IP speaks to lawyers to assess the judge’s impact on IP law and asks who his replacement might be
Managing IP rounds up the latest news and analysis from patent-focused businesses
July 17, 2019
Managing IP reports from the England & Wales High Court as discussions on database rights and copyright, plus a debate over the inadvertent revealing of trade secrets, formed the opening of a dispute pitting mapping agency Ordnance Survey against an SME
July 16, 2019
The judiciary’s latest statistics show some progress on representation of female and BAME judges in England and Wales, but solicitors continue to miss out. Managing IP looks at the data and asks what the IP profession can do to increase diversity
From tracking trends to updating its data sharing policies, Interpol’s illicit goods unit officer tells Managing IP how its anti-counterfeiting programmes are keeping pace with IP crime
July 15, 2019
Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, is in court this week to defend a case in which IP and database rights are at issue
Lack of information for customs enforcement and differing levels of development in trademark rights across Asia is hampering cross-border enforcement
July 12, 2019
Steve Francis, director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), tells Managing IP about its brand protection support for small businesses, the importance of IP education and the counterfeiting challenges that brands face
As a group calls on the EU to prioritise IP at the highest level during the next five years, lawyers from private practice and in-house discuss whether the requests are reasonable and their hopes for the next term
July 11, 2019
July 10, 2019
The High Court justice says it’s irritating when people take numerous points “indiscriminately,” how it’s essential for top QCs to join the judiciary and that he won’t refer cases on the SPC Regulation any more, in an exclusive discussion with Managing IP
David Wong provides updates on Hong Kong’s original grant patent system and its application of the Madrid Protocol, and provides his outlook on innovative technology in service delivery
July 09, 2019
In-house counsel in the machinery, consumer goods and broadcasting industries say that increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters are posing new problems, while one IP chief is hoping new partnerships in Africa may stem the flow
European lawyers say that revised rules at the EPO’s Boards of Appeal could lead to cases becoming overloaded with documents due to fears of late-stage claims being impermissible
Despite the well-known struggles in protecting trademarks and trade secrets in China, there are some tried-and-tested strategies to employ, as Karry Lai and Ellie Mertens hear from in-house counsel at a range of domestic and international companies
Amid an explosion in US trademarks filed from China, Mark Peroff of Peroff Saunders examines the challenges for Chinese brands in navigating the US legal system
Using a range of metrics, Eddie Obissi and David Grosby of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff explore the relationship between the amount of damages awarded in a patent infringement lawsuit and the quality of the patent
As the Brexit impasse continues, Tania Clark, president of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, examines the impact on EU IP in the UK whether there is a deal or not
Avoiding the double-filing of trademarks and designs and transferring .EU domain registrations are just two recommendations for IP owners in light of Brexit, as Beverley Potts, David Stone, Joachim Feldges, Keren Livneh and David Shen of Allen & Overy explain
Charlie Winckworth and Andrew Linch of Cooley look at the controversial provisions of the newly-approved EU Copyright Directive and assess what’s next for the tech companies that will be most affected
The divisions caused by the EU Copyright Directive, which is awaiting implementation by member states, are likely to continue in court, as David Braid finds out
Sarah Turner, Darren Meale and Adrian Smith of Simmons & Simmons consider what brand owners can do when faced with a bad faith trademark application and how to prepare for a potentially important CJEU decision
May / June 2019
From trademarks to trade secrets: in-house tips on brand protection in China
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