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On April 21 2010, the Supreme People's Court issued the Opinion on Several Issues Regarding Administrative Adjudication of Trade Mark Grant and Confirmation. The Opinion is based on the experience of the court in administrative actions brought against the TRAB in trade mark application, opposition or invalidation cases.

As reported in Managing IP, the EPO Enlarged Board has rejected the president's software patent referral in opinion G 3/08 of May 12 2010, because the case law recited in the referral is not diverging. In order to arrive at this conclusion, the Enlarged Board provides a comprehensive analysis of EPO case law in relation to the questions raised in the referral.

You've just discovered the joys of roller derby. So, what are the chances of registering a track name such as Cindy Lop-Her? Not so good if the examiner considers that such matter may falsely suggest a connection with any living individual.

Where an inventor wishes to file as many patent applications as different countries in which he tries to protect an invention, the inventor has to deal with a complex filing process involving diverse problems and difficulties.

More than 8,000 trade mark professionals from 130 countries attended the INTA Annual Meeting in Boston in May, which was co-chaired by Laura Covington of Yahoo! and Larry Jones of Alston & Bird. Keynote speaker Peter Guber, chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, drew on his film production career to tell attendees how to develop their brand story, while INTA President Heather Steinmeyer used her speech to remind IP counsel of the perils, as well as the opportunities, of connecting with consumers through social media and mobile communications.

WIPO wants to revitalise the PCT system. James Pooley, deputy director-general for patents at the IP organisation, outlines progress so far and explains how the improvements should benefit users

Amended Rule 36 EPC on divisional applications has led to confusion. Ard Ellens of Nederlandsch Octrooibureau in the Netherlands provides a guide to the options available

Over the last few months, every week the local press has contained several articles on issues relating to consumer protection. Consumer Protection Day in March was an occasion for various events and initiatives to raise the profile of issues affecting consumers and to increase awareness of the rights of consumers – rights which are now enshrined in the Consumer Protection Law of 2008.

Korean companies have traditionally been defendants in cases before the US International Trade Commission. Now they are likely to be plaintiffs. Alexander Koff considers whether Chinese businesses can make the same transition

IP owners often cooperate with business rivals to make their shared battle against fakes more effective. But staying on the right side of competition rules is vital. David Latham, Suzanne Rab and Laura Whiting provide a guide to getting the balance right