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While the Basmati patent rights dispute caught the world's notice, the domestic controversy relating to GI protection over Basmati rice has hardly been given any attention. In a decision issued on December 31 2013, the Geographical Indications Registry (GI Registry) rejected an application filed by an export promotion council (APEDA) seeking GI protection over Basmati rice. The GI application was filed in 2008 and was opposed by six different opponents, including the state government of Madhya Pradesh. All parties claimed they represented the interests of the Basmati-growing farmers.

Australia's highest court has recently confirmed that patents are available for the broad grounds of methods of medical treatment.

The Supreme Court’s unanimous overturning of the Federal Court decision in Medtronic v Mirowski Family Ventures will remove uncertainty over which party has the burden of proof in patent licensing disputes and may lead to further challenges to licensed patents from licensees

Policy makers should consider extending the term of IP protection offered to pharmaceutical products to encourage more research into new drugs, a new report has recommended

In the second of our series looking at the launch of new gTLDs, we profile .club, whose sunrise started yesterday

After a process lasting ten years, China has recently revised its Trade Mark Law, which will take effect on May 1 2014. At an opinion-collecting meeting hosted by the Law Committee of the National People's Congress and the Legislative Affairs of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Legislature of China last year, changes in the new law, and the need for such changes were discussed. Such changes are summarised below.

Australia IP has opened a public consultation on the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2014, which seeks to create a unified Australia-New Zealand patent attorney registry as well as a single examination system for patent applications

The Unitary Patent will add a new wrinkle to Hong Kong’s patent recordal system, but those who opt for the new regional patent should be able to use it to gain protection in Hong Kong

Director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino is suing gossip website Gawker for contributory copyright infringement, after the website linked to a copy of his unproduced script The Hateful Eight.

The US Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal from a doctor asking it to reinstate a $482 million patent infringement award against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis