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In a recent case, the Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the cassation complaint filed by Kraft Foods Polska and decided that the trade marks Prince Polo and Marco Polo are dissimilar. The owner of the earlier trade mark Prince Polo claimed that there is a likelihood of confusion as the marks contain an identical element Polo and the goods are identical. They also referred to the fact that the Prince Polo trade mark enjoys reputation in Poland submitting proper evidence.

According to Article 67.1.1 of the Patent Law, the Intellectual Property Office may, at the request of any person or ex officio, cancel a patent granted to an invention found to be in violation of the relevant provisions of the Patent Law. Furthermore, according to Article 31.1 of the same law, where two or more applications are filed for the same invention, only the person who first filed the application shall be granted a patent.

Obtaining a US trade mark registration for a mark does not, by itself, confer rights in perpetuity. Rather, there are certain requirements that a trade mark owner must adhere to in order to preserve rights in and to a registered mark. The most simple of those requirements is (with certain exceptions) the obligation to continue to use the mark in commerce in connection with the goods or services identified in the registration.

If you think that you see a dog in the picture you are wrong. This is a patent. Plant varieties and animal breeds are on the periphery of intellectual property. Patents are most immediately associated with inventions, designs and utility models. Indeed, trade marks and patents are registered in thousands and laws and regulations are mainly focused on those areas.

Google has learnt the hard way that volume matters with smartphone patents. The more you have, the more you can bet – and the longer you can stay in the game. Its aggressive moves to build its stake threaten to distort the patent market and affect more than just smartphones. By Karen Bolipata

One of the founders of a website seized by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright conspiracy, raising speculation he will testify against the remaining founders of the peer-to-peer video site

Alasdair Poore and Richard Plaistowe of Mills & Reeve explain what businesses need to know about their keyword advertising strategies in the wake of the Court of Justice’s ruling in the Interflora case

After the $4.5 billion bid for Nortel’s patent portfolio and Google’s subsequent purchase of Motorola Mobility, company executives have increased pressure on in-house counsel to monetise their IP

The website of the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has been down since Tuesday, and will not become operational until 12am local time on Thursday September 29.

Finnish firm Roschier has appointed the head of its IP and technology practise, Rainer Hilli, as managing partner.