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The corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a trade mark application for exactly that, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but was rejected by the Patent Office.

Among the Asian brands that are gaining worldwide fame are: Sony (Japan), Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong), Singapore Airlines (Singapore), San Miguel (Philippines), Wipro (India), Red Bull and Singha Beer, both from Thailand.

The Anticybersquatting Protection Act (ACPA) was enacted in the United States to provide trade mark holders with remedies against cyber-squatters. Under the ACPA, a defendant is considered to be a cyber-squatter and liable in a civil action if the plaintiff can demonstrate that: (1) the plaintiff owns a mark that was distinctive or famous at the time of registration of the domain name; (2) the defendant registered, uses, or traffics in a domain name that is identical to or confusingly similar to the distinctive or famous mark; and (3) the defendant had a bad faith intent to profit from the mark. If a trade mark owner can satisfy these requirements, it may be entitled to various forms of relief, namely transfer, forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name and, in certain circumstances, monetary recovery.

My company is looking to outsource patent filing and drafting work abroad – what are the practical and legal pitfalls to avoid?

Seven years after the IP Enforcement Directive, the process of calculating patent damages varies a lot around Europe. Lawyers in five jurisdictions report local practice

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world’s first recorded patent in 1449 diary@managingip.com

A Singapore decision has highlighted the issues companies have with asserting copyright. Yew Kuin Cheah gives his advice on tracking authorship

Brad Lyerla explains the approaches taken by US judges in claim construction hearings – and how understanding the distinction can help you to succeed in patent litigation

The gap between the reality of the global format licensing business and the protection under the law, despite some recent positive decisions, is still large. Medwyn Jones gives advice for format owners

Five years since Vietnam joined the WTO, public awareness has increased but laws are being applied inconsistently if at all, say Thomas J Treutler and Nguyen Thi Thuy Dzung