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The highest French court (Cour de Cassation) has recently given its ruling in a case related to patent limitation.

A new EU Anti-Piracy Regulation is set to enter into force on January 1. Hidde Koenraad looks at the main changes, and what rights owners can benefit from them

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice underscores the importance of drafting clear and unambiguous terms in settlement agreements.

The way in which the European Patent Office acts in the case of a lack of unity during the search procedure has recently been re-assessed. The problem which gave rise to the change is best illustrated by an example:

The risk of genericism is a real one for many trade mark owners. John Wilks and Kate Oldroyd explain what you can do to avoid it

On February 8 2010, the mark Juicy Love was published for opposition in the E-Gazette of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Juicy Couture and LC Licensing of the United States filed a motion for extension of time to file a verified opposition on March 9 2010, and subsequently filed two more extensions of 30 days each as allowed by the inter partes rules then in force. Finally, on the last day, June 8 2010, Juicy Couture filed its verified opposition, but failed to pay the filing fees. Henc the Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) dismissed the opposition citing as basis Section 7.2 of the rules, which provides that the prescribed fees shall be paid upon the filing of the opposition; otherwise, the opposition shall be considered as not filed. Juicy Couture filed a motion for reconsideration, and also paid the filing fees which it claimed it had inadvertently overlooked. The Director denied the motion for reconsideration.

A recent IP High Court decision in Japan brought clarification on product-by-process claims. Steve Comer and Chie Yakura explain how to adapt for both patent prosecution and litigation

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises six member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. While most of these countries have separate national laws which regulate IP protection, the GCC has introduced unified IP laws for the whole region that are congruent with the domestic policy objectives and needs of each GCC country.

Who does not know the name Gagarin? The name of the first cosmonaut, who paved the way to the outer space, is known probably to everyone in the world. It's not surprise that some businessmen wanted to ride on this global popularity. A Russian company filed and surprisingly obtained a figurative trademark (number 422186), which features a yellow star and a triangle, and a red tetragon and words.

The Mexican IP Law (IPL) entitles third parties with an interest to seek the cancellation of trade mark registrations on the basis of non use, when they are abandoned within a period of three years before the submission of the cancellation claim.