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Managing IP crunches the data to reveal the busiest petitioners, patent owners, law firms, and attorneys at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in the first three months of 2016. The quarter included some interesting petitions such as the first IPR challenging an Apple patent

Regulations curtailing brand owners’ rights to advertise and trade during next year’s London Olympic games will be considered by the House of Lords today. Managing IP explains what’s in them and how they will affect trade mark owners

British judges are known for their measured language. When a judgment includes a word written in all capitals, it could signal annoyance. When that word is also printed in bold type, it suggests something closer to frustration

Leading trade mark firms ranked in Latin America, Canada and the United States - including regional rankings - based on six months of research

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals were a focus of the House and Senate this week, as legislation was introduced in both bodies and a House hearing highlighted another bill aimed at thwarting online sales of fake drugs

Canada has amended its special order procedure by waiving the fee for expedited patent applications related to green technologies

Managing IP analyses the busiest companies, law firms and attoneys at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in the third quarter and so far this year, using the Docket Navigator database

This year sees the 10th anniversary of Managing IP’s global awards and we are pleased to announce the names of the shortlisted firms. Winners will be revealed at the Global Awards Dinner in London on March 11

The Council of the European Union has appointed Théophile Margellos as President of the Boards of Appeal of OHIM. He succeeds Paul Maier, who has moved to head up the new Observatory on IP Enforcement at the Office, and will take up the post in October. Margellos has been chair of the First Board and Third Board, handling trade marks and designs cases respectively, and also coordinated the OHIM mediation team. He has studied in Greece, France and Germany and has previously worked at the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Commission. He has also worked as an IP lawyer and taught law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens.

IP practitioners are pleased with the changes made to China’s patent law amendments, one year after they come into effect, but some issues still need to be clarified