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Russell Slifer has been appointed deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the USPTO

Speaking at Georgetown University yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (pictured) said that patent reform measures should not carve out exemptions for universities that behave like trolls

Jean-Baptiste Barbier, Counsellor for IP at the French Embassy in Beijing, explains how policies adopted by the French government have helped to cut levels of counterfeiting on online platforms, and how businesses around the world can use them to protect their customers and build respect for IP on the internet

In a 7-2 decision written by Justice Samuel Alito, the US Supreme Court found that issue preclusion should apply to rulings by the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board as long as the ordinary requirements for issue preclusion are met and the uses examined by the TTAB and the district court are materially the same

Speaking at Managing IP’s US Patent Forum yesterday, USPTO director Michelle Lee said that patent reform legislation is still necessary even after the changes from the last few years

Companies are likely to use the Unitary Patent system and believe it will be good for innovation in Europe, according to a survey of in-house patent counsel conducted by Managing IP. But they overwhelmingly want more information on how it will work, with details of costs their biggest priority

Cambodia has attracted a growing number of regional and international franchise businesses. Most of these franchises are in the restaurant and service sectors, and include well-known names such as Costa Coffee, Dairy Queen, Gloria Jean's Coffees, KFC, The Pizza Company, Ya Kun Coffee & Toast and Sarpinos Pizza, to name a few.

After many years of negotiation, agreement has been reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. The free trade agreement between 12 countries – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam – is intended to liberalise trade between the regions while setting out consistent rules that make it easier for participating countries to do business.

The 2013 amendments to the PRC Trade Mark Law implemented with effect from May 2014 brought increased hope for more consistent and positive results in actions against bad faith registry pirates. Unfortunately, the decisions issued over the past year by the Trade Mark Office (TMO) have so far generally failed to live up to the promises set out in the amended law.

In a decision of the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (SOIT) in July 2015, the examiners found that, in the opposition case Pro TV v Adrian Sarbu, there is likelihood of confusion between the earlier trade marks invoked by the opponent, oriented around the particle(s) "Pro"and "Sport", and the subsequent sign applied for (depicted in figure 1).