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Autonomous car stakeholders say they may look to reopen licensing negotiations after Nokia v Daimler and other connectivity cases that clarify licensing practices and costs, and that auto could be on the road to a patent war

After the Supreme Court decision in B&B Hardware, Julia Anne Matheson and Cathy Liu of Hogan Lovells examine a case considering whether a court decision can have preclusive effect on a TTAB proceeding

After the Supreme Court decision in B&B Hardware, Julia Anne Matheson and Cathy Liu of Hogan Lovells examine a case considering whether a court decision can have preclusive effect on a TTAB proceeding

J Kitty Huang presents the results of a survey into attitudes to IP management among Taiwanese companies

The UK IP Office has published a report on the impact of lookalikes on brand owners and consumers. Alastair Shaw explains why it could be a milestone on the road to legislation

Lawyers at Allen & Overy provide some key takeaways from the UPC’s first few months

A district judge in the US has given the go-ahead to bakers, chefs and restaurants to make biscuits with familiar seasonal designs.

EU: On May 19 the European Council of Ministers adopted a compromise proposal by the EU Irish Presidency on the patenting of computer-implemented inventions with the adoption. The compromise restricts the scope of patent protection purely to computer-implemented inventions. EU: The European Commission outlined rules for the implementation and functions as well as the registration principles of the .eu top-level domain. The rules establish who can register a name, who can be an accredited registrar and the ADR service for the new domain. EU: During a May 17 and 18 meeting, the trade ministers of the 25 EU countries again failed to agree plans for a Community patent. The failure came after the leaders of more than 300 international companies signed a petition urging the European Council of Ministers to reach an agreement over the Community patent. The petition was organized by the European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio) with the support of several national biotechnology associations. EU: The European Council of Ministers adopted the Directive on measures and procedures to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights just six days before the EU's expansion to 25 countries, on April 26. The Directive strengthens the remedies available to rights holders, but not include controversial criminal sanctions provisions. UK: The UK amended its trade mark law on May 5, and now requires trade mark owners to prove use of earlier trade marks that are more than five years old in opposition and invalidation procedures. A streamlined opposition procedure has also been introduced, as has a new right for the PTO to give a preliminary indication on some opposition cases.

Interview: Frank Hellwig, Anheuser-Busch James Nurton speaks to Anheuser-Busch’s head of IP about victory in Russia and the battle for the Bud mark

Hokyun Cho of FirstLaw PC summarises the recent steps taken towards the reinforcement of IP rights in South Korea, including the introduction of punitive damages and an expansion of the Special Judicial Police’s powers