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A common fear among trade mark proprietors, particularly those with bigger, wider portfolios is that they might lose their title by not using their registered mark. Thai law does not require use of a trade mark per se to maintain registration, nor does any statement of use certifying that the trade mark has been used need be furnished.

A comprehensive guide to filing and protecting your patent at the EPO. By Andrew Hammond of Valea

Kim’s sole Maserati Utynam likes to believe that he never engages in schadenfreude. Even when the object of that pleasure is a global distributor of copyright-infringing media. Indeed, in such cases the feeling is often tempered by the film and music industries' shrill cries of victimisation, and rather dubious statistics.

The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the international anti-counterfeiting deal ACTA has resigned after the agreement was signed by the EU and a group of its member states

Lawyers have criticised a planned overhaul of data protection rules in Europe, saying it will lead to much greater burdens for businesses

Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced

Businesses and individuals worried about alleged .xxx cybersquatters have filed more complaints under one of the specific .xxx arbitration systems than under the UDRP

Last week, an Indian panel of ministers proposed that that the government put all 348 drugs on the country’s National List of Essential Medicines under price control, including a number of patented drugs. The structure of the scheme provides incentives to target patented drugs on the list

On January 12 the first round of applications for new gTLDs opened, with last-minute concessions from Icann. But were they enough to placate governments and brand owners? Edward Conlon reports

The industry networker I use social media both personally and professionally. I'm also the company's social media attorney, so I'm involved with marketing and human resources as to how we and our employees use various social media platforms. Having said that, while I'm therefore more familiar with social media I wouldn't say I'm an expert. Anyone can make good use of the various platforms without much training or awareness in advance – it's simply a case of getting used to how each one functions and the internal customs and practices.