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Michael Bednarek has joined the Washington DC office of Locke Lord as partner in the intellectual property department

Few European organisations escape periodic political tensions. But why are so many European institutions that deal with IP rights experiencing problems at the same time?

Globalisation has made it easier for innovators from around the world to collaborate. However, conflicts between national statutes can cause problems, in some cases making it impossible to comply with the law. Peter Leung previews Working Question 244, which looks at some of these issues

As several jurisdictions ponder reforms to trade secrets laws, AIPPI delegates debate questions that address how trade secrets should be protected and enforced, to ensure a balanced commercial environment. James Nurton reports

Luiz Otávio Pimentel knew he had a tough job facing him when he took over as President of Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property, Ministry of Development and Foreign Trade (INPI) in July. That job became even harder as a result of Brazil revealing it entered recession in the second quarter. With that, comes a hiring freeze handed to the office by the government. The new man at Brazil’s patent and trade mark office needs to get creative

John Bochnovic has become AIPPI’s first Executive Director. He talks to James Nurton about how the association is changing – and also what will stay the same

Patent litigation in the US district courts fell in the third quarter, an analysis by Lex Machina has revealed. PTAB filing and copyright litigation also fell, while trade mark litigation was up slightly

New national groups from Pakistan and Vietnam were welcomed at the AIPPI Executive Committee meeting during the Congress in Rio de Janeiro

GI status in OAPI for Scotch Whisky; the GCC Trade Mark Law implementing regulations approved; the practical consequences of Algeria’s accession to the Madrid Protocol; Liberia’s Senate adopts several international legal instruments on IP; and Nigeria’s state-owned oil company enforces its trade mark rights: Kingsley Egbuonu rounds up recent news from Africa and the Middle East

This year's first AIPPI Congress lunch panel featured differing perspectives on “Continuous improvement of IP systems” from representatives from patent offices.