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Asia's trade mark boom: Solving China's backlog problem

China's Trade Mark Office is the busiest in the world. While this demonstrates that foreign companies and local businesses are seeking proper protection for their IP rights, the backlog of applications is mounting. Peter Ollier considers what the problem means for trade mark owners

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

How will ACTA affect you?

The effects of the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) vary greatly among signatories and potential signatories. Those detailed here, from a selection of major jurisdictions, create a picture of how ACTA will harmonise international IP enforcement

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2011

Top trade mark firms revealed

This month, MIP publishes the second and final part of the annual IP survey, ranking the leading firms in trade mark/copyright work worldwide. The tables on the following pages have been compiled following five months of research among IP practitioners. Here's how they were compiled

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2006

Patent firms of the year

This month MIP publishes part one of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, in this issue we list the leading firms in patent prosecution and contentious work in 65 jurisdictions

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2007

Meet the world's leading patent firms

MIP's annual survey of the leading IP firms covers 60 jurisdictions this year, and is the result of five months of research among IP professionals worldwide. James Nurton introduces the first part of the results, and explains how the tables have been compiled

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2006

US set to lose WTO criminal thresholds case against China

Last month the result of the US WTO case against China for poor IP enforcement was leaked and both sides won on different points. Peter Ollier looks at the implications

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2008

Shopping Shenzhen style

Companies losing millions of dollars to makers of fakes want consumers to understand that counterfeiting harms legitimate businesses, exploits workers and is often run by criminal gangs with murky links to terrorism. So why do people still buy knock-offs? Peter Ollier took the short journey from Hong Kong to Shenzhen to see how the counterfeit buyers justify their purchases

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2007

WTO report deals blow to USTR

On January 26 the WTO published its panel report on the controversial US China WTO case. Both sides scored points in a decision that raises as many questions as it answers, says Peter Ollier

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2009

Record year as IP firms expand

Managing IP's sixth annual review of the largest IP firms shows further growth - but also reveals some new names at the top of the rankings

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2008

Survey results: Europe

Austria TRADE MARK PROSECUTION Tier 1 Sonn & Partner Tier 2 Patentanwälte Puchberger, Berger & Partner Schönherr Rechtsanwälte Torggler & Hofinger Wiltschek Rechtsanwälte Tier 3 Barger, Piso & Partner Beer & Partner Patentanwalt Dr Thomas M Haffner Patentanwälte Schütz und Partner

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2008

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