Major updates have recently been made to Thailand's Customs laws and procedures regarding transit of goods through Thailand and transshipment. In addition, brand owners must now record their marks to comply with the Royal Thai Customs Department's new Customs recordation procedures.
In an exclusive interview with Managing IP, new USPTO Director Michelle Lee lays out a multi-faceted internationalist vision and explains how the Office is addressing users’ concerns. Leaders of IP associations explain what they believe her priorities should be. By Peter Leung in Washington DC
In Shammas v Focarino, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision that raises significant issues for trade mark applicants to consider when determining whether to appeal a refusal by a PTO examiner.
Marketers often want to reference other people’s trade marks. But what are legitimate defences to infringement in these and other circumstances? Specialists in six countries discuss the law and recent cases
Pursuant to the Royal Decree of December 19 2014, Articles XI.104 to XI.162 of Book XI of the Code of Economic Law dealing with plant variety rights will come into force on July 1 2015.
After several years of relative calm, pharmaceutical patents are in the spotlight again in South Africa, with a new Draft IP Policy launched. Russell Bagnall and Dario Tanziani explain why it has been introduced, and discuss the changes proposed
