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The rise in the use of social media networks has been cited as one of the key reasons for increased visibility in terms of photo sharing among social media users. Many users take to social media to share details of their everyday life, from the food they eat and what they will be doing next to sharing experiences which they perceive to be novel and unforgettable. For travellers, social media is seen not only as an apt platform for them to keep an account of the places that they have been to but also a platform that enables them to share photos of their travels with friends on Facebook or followers on Instagram. Photographs taken could well be landmark buildings from the countries they have visited. Some of the more notable buildings include the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Esplanade which is shaped like durian spikes in Singapore, and back in our home country, the towering and breathtakingly beautiful Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and the KL Tower. In addition, businesses may wish to capitalise on the images of these architectural buildings. On the face of it, photographs featuring these architectural buildings may appear harmless, but is that really the case? This article seeks to shed light on some of the copyright issues that could arise out of these photographs.

Lawmakers are due to vote on the biggest reform to EU copyright since 2001, in a vote on March 26

Canadian counsel advise domestic and foreign trademark owners to apply for, renew, and classify their marks ahead of reforms set to come into effect on June 17

International Women’s Day, bribery and M&A due diligence all hit the headlines in March; here we reveal the five most-read stories of the month

The UK Supreme Court’s ruling in Actavis v Icos is likely to satisfy pharmaceutical and generics companies, according to lawyers involved in the case

Nearly a year after the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation, Adobe, Amazon and others discuss the challenges for brands seeking to enforce their trademark rights in domain names

Managing Intellectual Property is delighted to publish the IP STARS 2019 rankings of the leading firms for patent work. This is the second set of results from the research for IP STARS 2019, which started in September 2018. The rankings over the following pages cover more than 50 jurisdictions.

In-house counsel within the digital sector have told Managing IP that they intend to defeat or alter the EU Copyright Directive, which was passed last week

Barış Kalaycı and Mutlu Yıldırım Köse of Gün + Partners analyse the rules around the protection of non-traditional trademarks, including the approach taken by the Turkish Trademark and Patent Office and the courts, the protection of colour, sound and movement marks and the difficulties of enforcing such marks