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Jef Vandekerckhove, vice-president and country manager Europe for Philips Intellectual Property and Standards headquartered in the Netherlands, shares his anti-counterfeiting tips

A recent court ruling suggests that IP owners may be able to protect their data with the so-called hot news doctrine. Steven Pokotilow, Ian DiBernardo and Richard Eskew explain the implications

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world’s first recorded patent in 1449 diary@managingip.com

The ITC is an independent, quasi-judicial federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. The ITC adjudicates, among other things, cases involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights. Most often, ITC investigations involve claims regarding IP rights including allegations of patent and/or trade mark infringement by imported goods. Other forms of unfair competition may include misappropriation of trade secrets, trade dress infringement, passing off, false advertising and violations of antitrust.

Under US bankruptcy law, any license of intellectual property rights is considered to be an "executory contract" and, upon the filing for bankruptcy, the trustee in bankruptcy or debtor-in-possession has the option to reject or assume such licences (subject to other caveats and issues addressed in the US Bankruptcy Code). Among the attributes unique to US bankruptcy law, the US Bankruptcy Code grants certain protections to copyright and patent licensees (although not trademark licensees) in the event that the licensor files for bankruptcy. Specifically, Section 365(n) of the US Bankruptcy Code allows for an election by the non-debtor licensee to continue using the licensed property post-bankruptcy even if the licensor rejects the contract (provided that it continues to make all royalty payments due and performs under the contract for the duration thereof).

Counterfeiters often use Mexico as a gateway to Central and Latin America. So stopping fakes both at the border and inside the country can be very cost effective. Sergio Rangel of Olivares & Cia outlines the best strategies

Understanding Chinese law on evidence is crucial to winning a lawsuit. Huang Hui, Zhang Shuhua and Xia Zhize of Wanhuida provide a guide to the rules

China’s amended patent law came into effect on October 1 2009. Wu Lili of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office provides an outline of the most important changes

Peter Ollier talks to Lu Guoqiang about his work as director-general of the Shanghai IP Administration and how local and national authorities are cooperating to protect IP during the World Expo

It took six months and 20 rounds of voting but the Administrative Council of the EPO last month finally chose a successor to out-going president Alison Brimelow