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The president of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, Wubbo de Boer, revealed on September 21 that the Community Trade Mark will suffer its first decline in applications since it opened in 1996.

Formerly, the Ukrainian Trade Mark Law did not regulate an institute of submitting oppositions against pending trade mark applications under the national procedure. Rather, the Law contained quite a conservative provision stipulating that information in respect of pending national trade mark applications should be regarded as confidential, and the relationship should be bilateral, in other words between the applicant and the examiner, with no third persons formally allowed.

On March 4, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs announced a proposal known as the Intellectual Property Rights Strategic Modernization Plan, which was developed in close co-operation with the EU. Covering every aspect of IP rights, including marketing and the legal framework, the blueprint aims to improve Malaysia's capacity to enforce IP rights properly and to sanction any IP infringements effectively. Plans include developing special courts to hear IP disputes, and training lawyers and judges in IP issues. The Ministry expects the plan will bring Malaysia's IP infrastructure quickly in line with that found in countries such as the UK and Japan.

Foreign firms and lawyers, including IP practitioners, can now practise in India after years of talk and no action

Circuit Judge Pauline Newman is ‘slow’ to issue opinions and has refused to cooperate with a complaint over her performance, the court confirmed on Friday

The England and Wales Court of Appeal restored three Optis patents that were revoked during its dispute with Apple

Indian smartphone maker Lava must pay $2.3 million as a security deposit for past sales, as its dispute with Dolby over audio coding SEPs plays out

Practitioners in six jurisdictions explain how the law protects event organisers and sponsors from ambush marketing

Ranjan Narula and Swati Dalal of RNA, Technology & IP Attorneys explain the key legal intellectual property rules that influencers in India must understand to build compliant, trustworthy, and enduring digital brands

Proceedings have been suspended in one of the five WTO challenges to Australia’s legislation concerning plain packaging for tobacco products