Search results for

Technology transfer in China is growing, but many uncertainties remain. Wenhui Zhang, Guanyu Wang and Fangtao Sun suggest solutions to seven common problems

With rulings against Pirate Bay and legislative reform in various jurisdictions, the role of ISPs is evolving fast. Five local lawyers explain current practice and make predictions for the future

James Nurton spoke to Michel Lacoste of the eponymous clothing company during the INTA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in May this year, about branding, counterfeits and the internet

Hiding prior art or data could increasingly lead to legal action under EU competition law. Peter Crowther and Gareth Morgan explain why the threat is so broad

Martín Bensadon and Iván Alfredo Poli examine Argentina’s recent regulation restricting patentability of many types of pharmaceutical inventions, and provide an overview of the rest of Latin America

Measuring the effectiveness of actions taken is a vital part of a successful anti-counterfeiting campaign. Mark Mutterperl explains how to do it, and provides examples of enforcement scorecards

Frederick Frei and Sean Wooden analyse case law around inequitable conduct one year after the landmark decision in Therasense v Becton Dickinson, and find that the defence remains viable

With hundreds of new strings applied for, how should I approach them?

The Black IPs rock out at CIPA, aliens ask for copyright rights to the Earth's music, and some eyebrow issues

Trade mark applications filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office are typically reviewed by an examining attorney in the order in which they are received. In practice, this means that a trade mark applicant would usually not expect to receive any action on a newly filed application for approximately three to four months from the filing date. Although certain rights are conferred to an applicant upon filing, in certain instances special circumstances may exist in which an applicant requires that its application receive priority in the order in which it is reviewed. With those needs in mind, the USPTO has established a procedure whereby a trade mark applicant can file a petition to make its application "special" and reviewed faster than otherwise.