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The recordal of a licence is mandatory under the Thai Trademark Act. However, in practice, the need to register is often willfully ignored by the trade mark owners, who find the requirement burdensome. With foreign companies, that lack of awareness is often the key reason behind non-compliance, exacerbating the risk of potential conflict inherent in the enforceability of such unregistered licence agreements.

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

Team Lotus has won the rights to the goodwill associated with that name in a case before the High Court against Group Lotus.

Protection of a crop variety is a special protection given by the state – in this case is represented by the government with implementation in the hands of the Office of Plant Variety Protection – to plant varieties developed by breeders through their breeding activities.

Preparations for the trade mark opposition procedure in Italy are in full swing.

Icann’s final Applicant Guidebook for new gTLDs, released today, offers few new concessions to the interests of trade mark owners

A significant number of developing economies have, of late, mustered up the courage to antagonise multinational pharmaceutical companies by issuing compulsory licences. The rationale for this is concern over the public health. As is well recognised, compulsory licences are effective instruments to provide access to expensive drugs. It is interesting to note the overlap between compulsory licensing and data exclusivity. Although these are two distinct concepts, the former may be considered an exception to the latter.

Last year’s European Patent Office rule changes are playing out better in practice than many feared. Richard Howson cautiously predicts that the office is becoming more user-friendly

David Ehrlich reveals some lesser-known uses of US trade marks that could keep foreign trade mark owners from having their US rights wiped out

In-house counsel tell Simon Crompton how their IP outsourcing to India has grown, to encompass everything from docketing to patent drafting. And a survey of the top providers compares their services