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In the weekly Managing IP blog round up, James Nurton reports on some recent comments by judges in the UK, looks at an IP issue concerning a different type of judge, and asks: what is your favourite representation of IP in literature?

Hope Shimabuku has been appointed as the first director of the USPTO’s Texas regional office

Kanchan Vadehra and Sharad Vadehra of Kan and Krishme discuss some of the unique features of the Indian patent system and tips to overcome those challenges

A new Act coming into force in 2017 introduces some important changes affecting patents and utility models in Spain. Santiago Jordá explains

The Australian courts have again rejected the notion that what the applicant says during prosecution can be held against the patentee during later litigation.

The Beijing IP Court published a notice on its website in October 2015 entitled Collection and Publication of Opinions Regarding Law Application on Issues Related to Article 19.4 of the Trademark Law. This notice looks like irrelevant to the patent world, but actually the implication goes well beyond trade marks. Arguably, this court notice started something similar to the amicus brief system for Chinese IP cases. The issue in this case is related to whether or not Chinese trade mark agent firms are entitled to register trade marks under their own names except for their own trade names.

On October 15, the national authority in China responsible for administrative enforcement of trade marks, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), issued a notice announcing an unusual year-long campaign to provide special trade mark protection to the Walt Disney Company.

It is not rare that a company be faced with trading partner's bankruptcy. While many companies that have a monetary claim against the trading partner would perform credit management in preparation for the partner's bankruptcy, only a few companies which have a claim not intended for monetary payment would take such a step. However, where a company has been provided with technology by a trading partner, it is likely that that company incurs greater loss than a company only having a monetary claim when the trading partner went bankrupt. For example, such a company will be unable to be provided technology from the trading partner or may be obligated to pay a large penalty to a third party as the following case shows.

The bouncer who released footage from a Queenstown, New Zealand bar featuring English rugby player Mike Tindall has had his conviction under the Crimes Act upheld by the Supreme Court. The Court's decision is based on its finding that the digital file Jonathan Dixon removed from the bar constitutes property under the Crimes Act.

In-house counsels from Chinese technology giants Qihoo 360 and Tencent speak with Managing IP about the shift in China's technology sector and why it pays to move quickly and aggressively