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The best of the Annual Meeting, from Dallas rodeos to cheerleader photos

As US authorities are given greater funds to pursue IP infringement, Erica Portnoy and Peter Colosi argue that more companies should consider pursuing a criminal case

The Indian courts’ approach to preliminary injunctions, particularly in pharma patent cases, is gradually becoming clearer and more consistent. Hemant Singh explains how patent owners should approach them

One of the biggest threats to a brand owner is genericide, whereby widespread usage of a mark in the marketplace causes the term to be considered by the public to be a generic term for a particular product rather than a source identifier. Some well-known examples of marks which became generic over time in certain jurisdictions are "aspirin" and "escalator". When genericide occurs, a mark can no longer function as a trade mark, as it ceases to identify a particular source or to distinguish the origin of the product from competing products. Once a mark has become generic, the law deems it available for all parties to use and the now-former brand owner no longer has exclusive rights to it.

The number of internet users in Croatia in 2010 was 2,244,400 or 50% of the population according to the ITU. That perecentage grew from 32.9% in 2006. As of June 30 2012 there were 2,656,089 internet users in Croatia, 59.2% of the population.

Does CLS Bank v Alice put software patents at risk? Erika H Arner and Lauren J Dreyer argue that despite the uncertainty caused by the divided Federal Circuit, there are some useful lessons from last month’s decision

Last month’s INTA Annual Meeting was opened by the entertaining Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys – and his cheerleaders. But there were many serious points for brand owners too. Simon Crompton, Peter Leung, James Nurton and Alli Pyrah present the highlights

Article 76(1) EPC states that a European divisional application shall be filed directly with the European Patent Office (EPO) in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Rule 36(2) EPC specifies that the divisional application shall be filed with the EPO in Munich, The Hague or Berlin. The filing of a European divisional application with a national patent office is therefore not allowed by the EPC.

Arecent decision of the Single Member Court of First Instance ruled upon a main action regarding unauthorised parallel imports of spare parts and accessories for motorcycles.

Following the retirement of INTA executive director Alan Drewsen this summer, Spanish-born Etienne Sanz de Acedo will take over as chief executive officer from July 1. At present Sanz de Acedo is head of communications for OHIM. He spoke to Alli Pyrah about his goals for INTA and the challenges that lie ahead. My mother is French and my dad, who passed away, was Spanish. I started learning English at school and went to the UK many times during the summertime to practice. At OHIM, it was advantageous to be able to speak as many languages as possible. I had a passion for Italian so I spent five summers going to Italy and learning Italian.