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What the industry’s hard-won additions to a UN guide on secured transactions mean for IP owners. By Ben Goodger and Jern Ern Chuah

Theories that China may never be able to produce game-changing inventions ignore the economic factors pushing the country’s businesses towards incremental innovation. When those factors change, China’s businesses will too, argues David Makman

What difference does it make if a document is marked confidential? And what can you do about theft of trade secrets worldwide? Six countries are compared and contrasted

David Halstead looks at how the shift to first-to-file – and other, less publicised changes – brings the US closer to international standards

What is the best IP protection for fashion designs in the US and Europe?

The BBC is taking legal action in Italy to prevent a rival version of its hit show Strictly Come Dancing from being shown by Silvio Berlusconi’s television network Mediaset

Ken Nishida has worked at Hitachi for 20 years and has specialised in managing the company’s websites since 1995. He is responsible for planning and managing internet and domain strategies, and oversees production and website design. Nishida previously managed media advertising departments that were responsible for events and exhibitions, after he had worked in sales promotion in the IT department for four years. While most brand owners have remained silent about applying for gTLD, electronics company Hitachi is excited by the prospect of having a .brand domain. "We think .hitachi is an effective way to improve our brand value. This is an innovative movement in the world of the internet," Ken Nishida of Hitachi told Managing IP.

US patent reform is not just a prosecution concern; Paul Hunter and Andrew Cheslock explain how to prepare for the changes imposed by the America Invents Act on litigation

The European trade mark office is getting ready to provide a mediation service for trade mark owners and applicants, which could begin at the end of the month. The Office says it will provide mediation without charge for parties who attend its Alicante headquarters. It plans to offer mediation for appeals cases, but might expand its service to cover cancellation and opposition cases.

Trade mark specialist Guizeng Liu has left CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office to form Hanhow Intellectual Property Partners in Beijing, a full-service IP firm comprising 29 lawyers.