Expert Analysis

Bonita Trimmer and Giles Parsons provide a cross-EU survey of the geographical factors in the assessment of genuine use of an EUTM

In the early 1960s, patent practice was quiet and inventors often faced a hostile environment. But then, like now, new technologies were emerging to reshape business and the economy. Across North America, innovative lawyers set up boutique firms that would transform the market, many of which still exist today. Fifty years on, Jakob Schnaidt tells their story

Crowdsourcing trade marks is becoming more popular and powerful, but care should be taken. Dydra Donath, Laetitia Lagarde, Lisa Pearson, Kate Swaine, Stella Syrianos and Kalina Tchakarova explain

Following the recent MacCoffee decision from the CJEU General Court, Hernán Ríos, Xuefang Huang, Katherine Lai and Coleen Morrison provide a guide to registering trade marks with prefixes and suffixes in Europe, China and North America

As Suntory and Asahi settle their patent dispute over non-alcoholic beer, John A Tessensohn surveys the state of litigation in Japan, and compares it with the United States

In the recent Tommy Hilfiger case, the CJEU said that market operators may be forced to stop sales of counterfeits by market traders. Nick Rose and Beverley Potts consider the implications for brand owners and intermediaries