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The Madrid System is going electronic, and you can help shape it. WIPO will demonstrate three new services at its booth in the Exhibition Hall

Trade mark users' groups have welcomed OHIM's strategic plan, approved last week, but warned that sound financial management is crucial to its success

Amicus curiae filings can have a persuasive effect on courts in complex trademark cases. James Nurton examines the work of INTA’s International Amicus Committee and summarises some of its recent activities

“This would normally be a two-week course,” said Charles Gielen, a part-time professor at the University of Groningen, before his presentation on trademark law in Europe

Attendees were updated on WIPO, OHIM and USPTO developments at the Trademark Administrators Brunch yesterday. Change to the U.S. ID classification system, which has come under fire for specifications that are said to be too narrow, was among the topics discussed. “There are such specific IDs in there, and they are ridiculous,” USPTO managing attorney Chris A.F. Pedersen told the crowd. Aurora Dungey, of M.J.P. Deans in the UK, said: “Although we speak the same language, we don’t use the same words.”

Following the release of the Steven Spielberg classic E.T. in 1982, sales of REESE’S PIECES candy—the Martian’s favorite treat—increased by 65%

The comment period for the latest draft of ICANN’s draft Applicant Guidebook for new generic top-level domains ended yesterday, one month after the draft was released

Before arriving in San Francisco, Annual Meeting attendees likely practiced just how to introduce themselves to potential business contacts. But just how quickly can you make an elevator pitch?

Trademark owners expressed concern over China’s strict 15-day deadline for responding to a refusal of a trademark application at the Madrid System User’s Meeting yesterday

Peter Ollier previews a session that will look at the different proposals that are being debated at the WTO for a multilateral register for wines and spirits