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The US Supreme Court has handed down a decision that appears to align with the approach we are taking in New Zealand. In Alice Corporation Pty Ltd v CLS Bank International et al the Court held that use of a generic computer does not transform an abstract idea into a patent-eligible invention. This is an important decision for all patent applicants as it gives guidance on what is no longer patentable in the field of computer-implemented inventions.

On June 2 2014, the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA), the adjudicating bureau of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued two decisions related to the first-to-file rule. Under Section 123.1(d) of the IP Code, which took effect on January 1 1998, a mark is not registrable if it is identical to a "mark with an earlier filing or priority date in respect of the same goods or services, or closely related goods or services, or if it nearly resembles such a mark as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion". Many domestic applicants have construed the first-to-file rule as an opportunity or entitlement to own marks which have not been registered nor applied for with the IPOPHL. In these cases, the BLA Director makes the clarification.

If the latest draft revision of Indonesia’s trade mark law passes, the trade mark office will publish applications before substantive examination. Would rights holders benefit from such a system?

We often hear that governments have little role in innovation, but is that the case?

Garreth Sarosi has joined Dentons' intellectual property and technology practice as a partner in the Dallas office

In its 2014 Patent Litigation Study, PwC has found that US patent litigation volume leapt in the four-year period from 2009 to 2014 but average damages declined

Patent and trade mark litigator Ethan Horwitz has joined the New York office of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt as a shareholder

Todd Dickinson is to stand down as executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) after nearly six years with the association

The Ninth Circuit has amended its controversial decision in Garcia v Google, standing by its original ruling but saying the district court could still address issues raised in the interim

Lawyers say that Myanmar has made considerable progress in drafting the country’s first trade mark law, though the patent and copyright bills will likely take longer