Expert Analysis

The concept of open-source software (OSS) is to share the source code for free with future users. So what happens when companies use the free code of others to develop their own code? Scott Thiel explains what needs to be understood at the outset and how companies can adopt the right form of OSS licensing to protect intellectual property that results from a derivative work of OSS

One of the most controversial issues in patent law concerns the availability of injunctive relief in disputes involving standard-essential patents. A recent review of case law published by AIPPI sheds some light on the issue. James Nurton reports

How successful have foreign applicants been in registering well-known marks in Russia? Irina Filippova and Petr Filippov review recent cases and provide some practical advice

While jurisdictions such as the EPO are moving away from the use of Swiss-type claims, China still accepts such claims, though a Chinese Swiss-type claim has its own unique uses and limitations. Ouyang Shiwen and Zhang Lihua explain how such claims are interpreted and the approach taken by the Supreme People’s Court in light of recent guidance

Late last year two national courts in the EU provided very different answers to questions about the scope of the Bolar exemption. Justyna Ostrowska and Dörthe Minde analyse the rulings and explain how the CJEU might approach the issues

Courts in the EU have wide discretion to set damages in trade mark infringement cases. Bonita Trimmer explains the factors they take into account so IP owners can shape their litigation strategies