Expert Analysis

After 20 years of deliberation, New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal finally produced its report dealing with Maori IP this summer. Lynell Tuffery Huria explains the implications

David Halstead looks at how the shift to first-to-file – and other, less publicised changes – brings the US closer to international standards

Ken Nishida has worked at Hitachi for 20 years and has specialised in managing the company’s websites since 1995. He is responsible for planning and managing internet and domain strategies, and oversees production and website design. Nishida previously managed media advertising departments that were responsible for events and exhibitions, after he had worked in sales promotion in the IT department for four years. While most brand owners have remained silent about applying for gTLD, electronics company Hitachi is excited by the prospect of having a .brand domain. "We think .hitachi is an effective way to improve our brand value. This is an innovative movement in the world of the internet," Ken Nishida of Hitachi told Managing IP.

US patent reform is not just a prosecution concern; Paul Hunter and Andrew Cheslock explain how to prepare for the changes imposed by the America Invents Act on litigation

Jim Pooley, deputy director general for innovation and technology at WIPO, picks apart the PCT numbers with Simon Crompton

What the industry’s hard-won additions to a UN guide on secured transactions mean for IP owners. By Ben Goodger and Jern Ern Chuah