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The monarchy was overturned in Russia in 1917 and for many years there was no reason for mentioning the word other than to compare the beauty of socialism with atrocities of Czarism. Now that the image of socialism has somewhat tarnished, Czarism-related issues have surfaced again though from a different angle – a trade mark conflict.

For applications filed after July 1 2004, The Singapore Patent Act provides a number of options for an applicant to obtain grant at 42 months from priority date under a fast-track system or at 60 months from priority date under a slow-track system. A decision to switch from a default fast track to the slow track must be done by requesting a block extension before 39 months have elapsed from the priority date.

The boundary between activities that fall within the experimental exemption and activities that are instead reserved to the patentee has always been fluid. A particularly topical question concerns the activities linked to obtaining marketing approval for the generic version of a medicinal product that is covered by a patent.

The WIPO-administered Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks has been available in Greece since the 2000 by way of the Greek Law 2783/2000 and Decision K4-307/2001 of the Ministry of Development. An international registration (IR) designating Greece enjoys the same advantage of this procedural mechanism: Greece falls within a single administrative process along with several other member states and, consequently, the applicant may simply and cost-effectively obtain trade mark protection in the Geek jurisdiction as if he had applied for a domestic trade mark. Too good to be true?

The report of the Technical Expert Group on Patent Law Issues, led by RA Mashelkar, was resubmitted to the Union Ministry for Trade and Commerce in March 2009. It was first submitted in December 2006 and was withdrawn for review owing to some technical inaccuracies in the Report.

Meir Pugatch explains which jurisdictions offer IP owners the best protection for their IT innovations

Within the next few months, the EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) is expected to rule that a fundamental violation of a party's right to be heard occurred in appeal proceedings concerning the opposition against EP 978251, Hoya Corp v Olympus Corp. A communication of the EBA dated May 18 2009 indicates that this will be the probable conclusion in petition for review case number R 7/09. Assuming that the EBA decides accordingly in its final ruling, R 7/09 will be the first ever case in which the EBA allows a petition for review and re-opens proceedings in a case after issuance of a last-instance decision in appeal.

Ron Fernando explains how India's lack of patent protection for software affects innovators and investors

Managing IP publishes its seventh annual list of the 50 most influential people in IP

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.