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Shortlists for awards to be presented in London on April 6 to firms of the year in Asia

IP owners are constantly looking for new countries in which to protect and enforce their rights, particularly as growth in mature markets slows. Three countries that are opening up to international investment are Cuba, Iran and Myanmar. Natalie Rahhal and James Nurton find out about the latest developments in these three states, particularly for trade mark owners, and also look at other jurisdictions that could become more important for IP

For the first part of a two-part article, Managing IP spoke to practitioners across Europe about the impact of last week’s judgment on Spain's challenge to the Unitary Patent Regulations, and what is likely to happen next

Foreign patent owners have welcomed the accession of Saudi Arabia to the PCT. Sara Holder examines what impact it will have on patent protection in the Gulf region

Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced

Practitioners suggest that SIPO needs to take a more aggressive approach to increasing professionalism within China's patent enforcement agencies

Top trade mark firms in Asia ranked for prosecution and contentious work. Includes tables for overseas firms in key jurisdictions

The third annual Europe Women in Business Law Awards took place last month, along with the second event in America. Among the winners were some of the stars of IP on both sides of the Atlantic

Managing IP presents its annual ranking of the world's leading copyright firms, as the area grows in importance globally

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.