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Blayne Peacock, Ewan Bewley and Gerald Samuel compare the approaches to patentable subject matter of the patent offices in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia

Bob Stembridge presents data that suggests business method patents continue to be viable, despite judicial uncertainty

The effect of the EU’s regulation on health claims in foods is only now becoming apparent. Producers may find they have to prove claims as extensively as pharmaceutical companies, say Audrey Horton and Mary Smillie

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

IP practitioners expressed optimism about President Barack Obama's reference to patents during his State of the Union address last Tuesday

The Argentina Patent Office, INPI, enacted resolution P-339/10 on January 13, which allows patent applicants to speed up prosecution of certain patent applications by swapping the examination order. This the third time that the possibility of swapping the order, known as Fast-Track, has been available. Former opportunities were available in early 2004 and 2007. Both of them were successful for applicants that requested a swap of their applications, by obtaining earlier examination or resolution of their patent applications.

Too often owners of trade marks have not been able to properly prove use of their trade mark in the Benelux. They lose opposition procedures, and cancellation actions based on non-use against their trade marks are successful. This occurs because they rely on the fact that they have a registered trade mark, without realising that use is required to keep such rights alive.

Supergroup, the UK fashion company that owns the Superdry brand, won a judgment in the UK High Court on Friday defending design rights in its popular hooded shirts.

What appears to be the US government's submission to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) ahead of the Brussels meeting with the Icann Board makes a strong case on IP protections.

Susan Hollander and Britt Anderson have joined K&L Gates as partners in the IP litigation practice in Palo Alto.