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Last year Taylor Wessing launched an index to rank IP protection in different countries. Here's how they fare one year on

As policy makers search for ways to tackle climate change, IP owners are becoming concerned that patent rights in green technologies could be under threat. Eileen McDermott and Emma Barraclough report

Australia's highest court recently narrowed the scope of copyright protection for compilations and databases

I think one of our licensees may have financial problems. Although I am reluctant to take drastic action that may sever our business relationship, how can I ensure that we protect our IP?

Practitioners in six jurisdictions explain how the law protects event organisers and sponsors from ambush marketing

More judges may start appointing independent experts to help juries understand technical issues in patent cases. This is how to turn the trend to your advantage

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

In May 2009, Vietnam's National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) vowed to clarify various ambiguities surrounding patentability of use claims in Vietnam. At present, the NOIP interprets the relevant provisions of Vietnam's Law on Intellectual Property as prohibiting use claims. Each patent examination division in the NOIP treats this matter in different ways.

Section 44(e) of the US Trade Mark Act allows a foreign trade mark owner the ability to obtain a US Certificate of Registration based on their ownership of a foreign registration. The foreign trade mark owner does not need to allege actual use of the mark in the US in order to obtain a US Registration; all that is required is a verified assertion in writing in its trade mark application of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce in the US.

Widespread copyright infringement on the internet has a serious impact on a range of businesses. Since activities on the internet cannot be conducted without using internet service providers (ISPs), these ISPs are at risk of being sued by copyright holders. Because this situation is unfavourable to the growth and development of the internet industry, and in an attempt to deter online copyright infringement, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) drafted an amendment to the Copyright Act on February 14 2008 to specify the limitations on ISP liability. The amendment was passed by the legislative body on April 21 2009.