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See you in court

A recent survey of US IP litigation data reveals that the number of patent lawsuits filed in 2005 fell for the first time in 16 years, while the number of trade mark cases continued to rise. Shahnaz Mahmud looks behind the statistics to analyze the trends

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2007

Top in trade marks

The fourth and final part of the annual World IP Survey lists the leading trade mark/copyright firms as voted for by MIP readers

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Survey results: Europe/Africa

Austria PATENT PROSECUTION Tier 1 Sonn & Partner Tier 2 Beer & Partner Kopecky & Schwarz Tier 3 Patentanwalt Dr Thomas M Haffner Patentanwälte Puchberger, Berger & Partner Patentanwälte Schütz und Partner Torggler & Hofinger Tier 4 Barger, Piso & Partner Patentanwaltskanzlei Wildhack & Jellinek

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2007

Court uncovers bug in Australia's trade mark law

The decision in Kenman Kandy to allow the registration of a three-dimensional, bug-shaped sweet will have significant implications for existing and future shape trade mark applications in Australia. Colin Oberin and Ben Arnall examine the consequences for brand owners

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2002

Personality clash

Faced with an unauthorized use of his photograph, motor racing driver Eddie Irvine tried to enforce his personality rights in court. David Rose examines what the decision reveals about the English courts’ attitude to character rights

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

The IP world goes flat

Companies can save a lot of money by outsourcing their IP work, but it takes time and effort to get the process right. Peter Ollier assesses the options

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2008

US: Culture clash

Proprietary and open software have developed in parallel in the US over the past two decades. Craig Bachman and Anne Glazer of Lane Powell examine some legal intersections between the two models

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Managing IP down under

Ian Heath, director general of IP Australia, tells Peter Ollier how the Australian office is facing up to the challenges of skill shortages, patent pendency and an ever-increasing trade mark workload

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2006

IP under threat from competition clampdown

From pharmaceuticals to telecoms, software and even copyright licensing, antitrust authorities are clamping down on abuses of IP rights. James Nurton, Eileen McDermott and Peter Ollier examine why IP is under scrutiny and discuss some pending cases and investigations

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2009

Patent amendments are discretionary

The recent decision in Kimberley-Clark v Proctor & Gamble (Court of Appeal, November 24 1999) clarifies that the UK Court retains discretion to refuse patent amendment applications.

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2000

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