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There is no need for IP owners and advisers to panic following the UK vote to leave the EU. But now is a good time to consider how rights could be affected in the medium term

In the latest twist in litigation that has seen more false peaks than an ascent of Mount Everest, a panel of Court of Appeal judges has ordered a retrial in the trade mark dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer

Managing IP’s EMEA Awards dinner will be held on March 8 at The Savoy in London. Trophies will be presented to the firms of the year, with winners chosen from these shortlists

Elžbieta Bienkowska, formerly deputy prime minister of Poland, is to be the new EU Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SME Commissioner. Her portfolio covers most of the work previously handled by the Enterprise and Industry and Internal Market and Services commissioners. Notably, she will take over most IP matters from former Commissioner Michel Barnier of France, including oversight of OHIM and responsibility for the proposed trade mark reforms and the work on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court. However, copyright work will fall under Commissioner Günther Oettinger of Germany, who is in charge of Communications Networks, Content and Technology.

A report suggesting USPTO examiner time and attendance fraud, the end of a Lindsay Lohan likeness lawsuit, Erich Spangenberg criticism of EFF urging universities not to license to patent trolls, Mexico’s opposition system going live, Argentina intending to join the PCT, and a trade mark dispute involving Louis Vuitton were in the intellectual property headlines

The Eastern District of Texas has suffered a disproportionate drop in patent cases so far this year, although it remains by far the busiest district. This has led Judge Gilstrap to discontinue the use of letter briefing for 101 motions, as well as the "in person" meet and confer requirement for discovery motions

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Managing IP’s analysis of data from Docket Navigator reveals the petitioners, patent owners, law firms and attorneys that were busiest for PTAB filings in March

Earlier this week the UK and Germany agreed to propose to the OECD’s Forum on Harmful Tax Practices that countries limit the scope of schemes that offer tax breaks for patent-related profits. Here’s what happens next

The world's leading patent firms in the Americas, as ranked by Managing IP's research team in New York