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On August 16 2010, the Philippine Supreme Court issued its decision in case GR No 190065 entitled Dermaline Inc v Myra Pharmaceuticals Inc holding that:

Mark Horsburgh and Paul Davis of Fisher Adams Kelly describe how the law can put designers in a very tricky situation if ownership is not agreed at the start of a contract

The Russian companies Russky Standart Vodka, LVZ Topaz and Sibirsky LVZ produce vodka and are competitors in the market. Topaz and Sibirsky produce and sell vodkas like Green Mark Traditional Recipe, Green Mark Rye and others. The neck of every bottle of those brands carries a collar reading "Vodka No 1 in Russia". It is obviously implied that Topaz and Sibirsky produce the best quality vodkas on the Russian market. The Russian Antimonopoly Service is a watchdog for incorrect marketing practices and directed its attention to that statement.

In a tough business environment, businesses need support for R&D. Mark Pullen of Watermark considers the value of government funded programmes available in Australia

According to the current wording of the Mexican IP Law, injunctions can be imposed during the course of an infringement action related to trademarks, patents or slogans, and the plaintiff has to post a bond of an amount fixed by the Patent of Trade Mark Office (IMPI) in order to secure possible damages arising from those injunctions, if the infringement is eventually denied. Likewise, the injunctions can be immediately lifted if the alleged infringer obtains and files a counterbond in favor of the plaintiff.

Archana Shanker and Nupur Maithani of Anand and Anand consider what the battle over the Valcyte patent reveals about the Indian judiciary’s approach to pharmaceutical patents

Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson successfully represented a client in the inaugural revocation proceedings of two patents in Singapore. Kristian Robinson and Soo Ee Lin explain how their firm did it

Jack Redfern and Matthew Ward of Shelston IP discuss the value of innovation patents

Axel Verhauwen and Michael Bergermann of Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben explain the advantages that Germany’s specialist courts offer patent litigants

On April 7 2010, the Court of Appeal of Kuala Lumpur, in delivering its judgment in Taiping Poly (M) Sdn Bhd v Wong Fook Toh & ORS CA (2010 6CLJ 51), drew a distinction between the net loss of profits and the loss of sales, as a result of an infringement and passing off of a trademark.