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On March 9, over 300 guests attended The Savoy in London to celebrate their achievements in IP. The Managing IP Global Awards Dinner recognised almost 90 firms from over 40 countries for non-contentious and contentious services in trade mark, copyright and patent law. Other awards were given to firms to watch and those with strengths in IP transaction

Turkey’s new IP Code introduces significant changes to trade mark law. Hande Hançar Çelik and Zeynep Seda Alhas of Gün + Partners highlight the most important ones

Enforcement of IP rights can sometimes culminate in litigation. In Canada, as in most jurisdictions, litigation related to IP is rarely inexpensive, with significant costs incurred for both counsel fees and for disbursements as varied as travel, scientific testing and the engagement of expert witnesses. Fortunately, in Canada successful parties are generally entitled to compensation for the costs of bringing their case. Indeed, most IP litigation in Canada occurs in the Federal Courts which have recently evinced an increasing willingness to ensure the adequacy of that compensation even in the most complex cases.

Links to a range of article on patent and trade mark developments in China are now available on our dedicated jurisdiction pages

The Supreme Court rejected wholesale the Federal Circuit’s stance that laches be an available defence in patent law, in its SCA Hygiene v First Quality ruling

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has now given rulings in all 33 petitions filed by Kyle Bass’s Coalition for Affordable Drugs. The final tally is that the coalition succeeded in getting claims invalidated in 27% of the total petitions filed and 50% of those that were instituted

The 15th edition of Managing IP's annual publication devoted to IP in China tracks the Middle Kingdom's shifting IP law landscape. Significant progress has been made in protecting works of applied art and curbing bad faith filing. Readers may be especially interested to learn about China's change of heart on business method patents.

Tribunal in NAFTA arbitration between Eli Lilly and the Canadian government has found the application of the promise doctrine did not involve a fundamental change in the country’s patent law, in a keenly-anticipated decision

At the MARQUES Luxury Brands Symposium in Hong Kong, the topic on everyone’s lips was “branding in China”

Ivanka Trump’s attempts to protect her personal brand with trade marks in China have been thwarted by squatters. In a guest post, Charlotte Trinh and Mandy Liu examine the lessons that can be learned from her experiences