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The EPO and OHIM should be congratulated for putting some figures on the contribution of IP rights to the European economy. But is their report what it seems?

To be able to understand and break down complex ideas and communicate them in a way that makes sense to anyone is the trademark of a patent attorney. To do this, it is beneficial for an aspiring attorney breaking into the field to have a technical or scientific background. Now more than ever, industries including medical, pharmaceutical, electrical, and computer and information technology have a growing need for representation in patent matters.

Rachel Krevans started out her legal career as a tax lawyer. More than 20 years later, she’s serving as one of the lead counsel for Apple in the high-stakes patent infringement case Apple v. Samsung and as the chairperson of Morrison & Foerster’s intellectual property litigation practice group. She took time to speak with IP Top 250 about her start in patent litigation and subsequent career experiences.

This month UK Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former music industry executive Mike Weatherley as his adviser on IP. The MP tells Emma Barraclough about his new role, why ISPs need a stick and how industry needs to change its business models

IPR-intensive industries generated 26% of jobs in the EU and almost 39% of GDP in 2008-2010, according to a report published by the EPO and OHIM

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a plan to gather information on 25 unnamed patent assertion entities (PAEs)

Rights holders are looking to Southeast Asia as the next growth region. Lawyers from Hechanova & Co, Henry Goh & Co and Tilleke & Gibbins discuss the latest changes and what companies need to consider when entering the market in a roundtable discussion moderated by Peter Leung

Chinese firms are the fastest growing filers in this year’s PCT Survey, but Shiga and Sakai of Japan jump up the worldwide rankings and there are new top firms in both Australia and Italy

USPTO acting director Teresa Stanek Rea told staff that the Office will remain open in the event of a government shutdown tomorrow

In August, the US Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision in Central Garden & Pet Company v Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. The TTAB cancelled a trade mark registration for the mark Zilla because the assignment of the underlying application was improper. The decision highlights the need for parties to give special consideration to the manner in which the assignment of intent-to-use-based trade mark applications are treated when structuring corporate transactions.