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One hundred years after the first piece of litigation over Budweiser beer, four recent decisions show the battle is far from over – despite a major decision from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJ). In the first, Argentina made a final ruling that Czech brewery Budweiser Budvar cannot register its trade mark after an opposition from US brewer Anheuser-Busch. In the second and third, Budvar won cases in Bulgaria and Italy. Which was perhaps surprising, given the bigger decision earlier in the year from the CJ ruling that Budvar's geographical indication for Bud did not give it protection against competing trade marks.

Online sellers may have to change their attitude to counterfeits after a Court of Justice ruling in Europe. But eBay had some consolation, says James Nurton

Icann has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to find a company that will provide background checks on all applicants in the new gTLD programme.

A petition for rehearing by the Federal Circuit filed last week by the plaintiffs in the Myriad case reveals how the court’s analysis could further complicate the landscape for gene patents

While a district court ruling has upheld the business model of online music lockers, some unresolved questions make an appeal from both sides likely

Speakers at the .nxt conference in San Francisco raised concerns that only a small number of applicants might register a new gTLD when the window opens in January 2012

Two members of the Pirate Bay claim they have turned over a new leaf with their latest business venture, which is designed to respect IP rights

The Australian Patent Office has denied an application by Network Solutions to patent a system of buying domain names from a third party.

The registry operating the adult-orientated .xxx sponsored top-level domain has introduced what it calls its "first high-profile site".

After a month-long holiday, the Court of Justice of the EU has one big IP judgment scheduled in September and several others in the next few months