Expert Analysis

Contents Meet IP’s most influential people

Debate around intellectual property's role in society is as old as society itself. Here, Managing IP identifies influential business and entertainment figures that are shaping the current arguments, and changing the business model for monetising IP. Some are IP practitioners at businesses who go beyond their day job to influence the debate; some are disrupters forcing a change in how patents are monetised and enforced; while others are complete outsiders who find themselves embroiled in disputes that shape IP law.

IP owners can often draw on the support of administrative enforcement officials tasked with the job of tackling IP offences. This is a guide to doing it in four jurisdictions

USPTO guidance for determining subject matter eligibility in claims resulting from laws of nature in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Myriad decision has caused high concern. Some believe a court challenge is likely if the agency does not change its policy. Michael Loney and Alli Pyrah introduce the debate

A regional trade mark law in the Middle East has come a step closer. As Saba Al Sultani and Rob Deans explain, it is a unifying not unitary Law – but one that could provide major benefits to brand owners

In an interview with Managing IP, the USPTO responds to criticism of its post-Myriad guidelines on patent eligibility, saying its position is an accurate reflection of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the law