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After the confusion in Copenhagen, the EPO is injecting hard facts about the role of patents in fighting climate change. Emma Barraclough reports

Managing IP reveals the results of part one of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market

London's Patents County Court is set to be transformed, following recommendations made in a wide-ranging review of litigation costs

Canada's Federal Court has imposed higher standards of candour on the country's patent applicants. Shonagh McVean and Nathaniel Lipkus explain more

Japan's IP High Court is advocating new rules on when patent term extensions for pharmaceuticals should be granted. Shintaro Yamada of Shiga International Patent Office explains what they mean in practice

New examination standards for medicinal inventions have recently been implemented. Naoki Koizumi and Taku Yamada of TMI Associates explain how they will affect inventions relating to new dosages or administration

Akihiro Ryuka and Stephen Hamon of Ryuka IP Law Firm explain how patent applicants can synchronise their applications to improve the validity of their patents while saving time and money

Hideo Doi of the Japan Intellectual Property Association looks at the debate over compulsory licensing of green technology and outlines an alternative proposal

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When a new business is adopting a mark that will serve as the source identifier for their goods or services, a common option chosen is the surname of one of the company's principals. Often, the thought is that using a particular person's surname as a brand name will help create a correlation in the minds of consumers between the products or services offered and the person offering them. However, there are certain limitations with respect to obtaining a trade mark registration for a mark that consists solely of a person's name that a company should bear in mind when choosing to adopt their personal name as a brand name.