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  • The future of IP protection in Scotland has yet to receive considerable public debate in the independence conversation. In view of the importance of this subject to Scottish business, as well as UK or foreign companies and individuals who do business and/or will do business within Scotland, Paul Chapman and Donald McNab address the issue in a non-biased manner, to offer up some topics and considerations for debate
  • Copyright owners fear that the move towards online streaming is draining revenue streams, according to speakers at an industry event last week
  • A bill to reform the rules on unregistered designs in the UK and prepare the way for the ratification of the Unified Patent Court has passed the House of Lords
  • You’ve probably heard of the BRIC countries, and maybe also the MINT group. But in trade marks, the future is BUSTT
  • The USPTO stepped into a minefield last month when it issued guidance following the Supreme Court’s Myriad decision. Many IP practitioners reacted with horror to what they saw as dangerous guidance that could mean drugs that are derived from natural products are not patentable. It is possible to feel some sympathy for the USPTO’s position, however
  • The Partnership for American Innovation was set up in response to an alarming increase in anti-IP sentiment and expects to grow its membership, according to David Kappos, who is advising the coalition
  • Want to know what the most interesting, complex and controversial IP issues are today? The programme for the 22nd annual Fordham IP Law & Policy Conference is a good place to start
  • From design patent protection for graphic user interfaces to the evolution of transitional phrases in patents to the continual challenge of trade mark squatters, the wide range of topics covered in this year’s China IP Focus reflects the rapid pace of change in the world’s largest market
  • The Supreme Court hearing arguments in Alice v CLS and granting review of Teva v Sandoz, Lenovo buying more than 3,800 of NEC’s patent families, Carnegie Mellon’s damages being increased 31%, the UK making progress towards a plain packaging ban, and the USPTO creating a new international cooperation office were among the stories hitting the headlines this week
  • Touting it as “the most generic TLD ever”, the operator of dot-xyz says that this alternative to .com will attract young and savvy internet users that brand owners want to target. The real story however may be that many new gTLDs will not cater primarily to brand owners’ needs