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Eileen McDermott, Karen Bolipata and Simon Crompton report from INTA’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco

It seems unfair to have to pay damages for infringing a patent that is later proved invalid. But there is a balance to be struck with business certainty. Huw Evans explains the different positions that countries in Europe take on the issue

The nominations for the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group European Women in Business Law Awards have been announced. For the nominees in the individual practice areas and firm awards, please see below. Categories include Copyright, Product Liability, Patent and Trademark.

In the light of recent cases in Europe, Catriona Smith and Colin Fowler argue that registered designs can be a useful tool for good designs that cannot be protected in other ways

Leeza Dutta Singh of Clairvolex Knowledge Processes discusses the increasing momentum in the LPO industry

EU: The European Commission is to introduce a communication aimed at convincing small and medium-sized enterprises to make more use of IP rights and to take concrete steps to tackle counterfeiting. The objective of the communication, which was published on July 16, is to assist inventors and innovative companies – particularly SMEs – in making informed choices about protecting their IP rights and integrating them into their business plans. The Commission believes that more should be done to promote IP in Europe and it also stressed the creation of a Community patent and an integrated patent jurisdiction.

Key events year by year 1990 October: Biggest patent damages award

A dispute between GlaxoSmithKline and Dutch company Class gives rise to important questions regarding the parallel import of original branded goods from outside the EEA within the European Union. In this case, a bulk of Aquafresh toothpaste was transported from South Africa to Rotterdam. The transportation took place by vessel at the request of Class. However the trade mark owner of the goods, GlaxoSmithKline, had not given permission for its import into the EEA and requested the Customs Department to seize the goods under Article 13bis of the Uniform Benelux Trade Mark Act.

A growing number of stars want to cash in on their celebrity by registering their names as trade marks. David Stone and Lisa Ritchie explain how to do it and the potential pitfalls involved

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