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Parallel imports are becoming increasingly common in South Korea. Young-Hill Liew looks at what options are available to brand owners who want to restrict them

Yasuhito Suzuki explains how brand owners can use Japan's Customs authorities to reduce the number of fakes being imported into the country

In an eco-conscious age, so-called green trade marks are proliferating at the USPTO. Meredith Wilkes addresses questions surrounding green brands

In a long-awaited judgment, a US appeals court last month reversed a lower court’s dismissal of Rescuecom’s trade mark infringement claims against Google

With high-profile CEOs, David Stone and Sarah Bailey examine how trade mark managers can take responsibility for the boss's brand

The economic downturn has prompted an increase in assertive advertising in sectors such as groceries and financial services. Advertising regulatory bodies in Europe provide a practical approach for companies wishing to curb the advertising excesses of their competitors

The Administrative Council of the EPO recently decided on changes to the EPC Implementing Regulations in Decision CA/D 3/09 that will come into force on April 1 2010. It is believed that these changes, inter alia, enable the speeding up of the examination procedure, as does the opinion accompanying the European search report, which was introduced a few years ago. At present, however, the intended acceleration is not achieved when the applicant delays the reply to the search report until the first communication is received shortly after the request for examination has been filed.

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has issued updated guidelines for the examination of Swiss-type (second medical use) claims. Several topics are covered in the guidelines, including novelty requirements, allowable subject matter and sufficiency requirements. The guidelines are available online at IPONZ's website.

The Polish Supreme Court has recently issued an important decision concerning infringement of rights deriving from a trade mark registration by another trade mark registered later.

On July 15 1998, respondent Sabine Koschinger obtained a favourable decision from the Regional Trial Court of Makati City on her complaint for design infringement and damages against the national carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL). Koschinger claimed that PAL used her patented designs on linens and placemats in its commercial flights without her consent or authority. The decision was appealed by PAL to the Court of Appeals.