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What makes a great trade mark counsel? Managing IP identifies the qualities required and profiles 10 in-house innovators

Companies worldwide have been affected by the global credit crunch. Karen Abraham and Jyeshta Mahendran of Shearn Delamore & Co look at what strategies brand owners can adopt to weather the storm

Correspondents in Central America provide an overview of parallel imports and border measures in the DR/CAFTA region, which encompasses the United States of America, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Challenging economic conditions and thus increasing competition drives patent wars before the courts in Turkey as all over the world. In particular, famous international players in the pharmaceutical industry review all patent rights in this war against others including of course generic drugs manufacturers.

Despite the downturn in the global economy, trade mark licensing continues to be an integral component of the business models of companies in the position of both licensor and licensee. Even in an economic recession, trade mark licensing provides the opportunity for a trade mark owner to generate revenue and capitalise on the reputation of their brands. Similarly, licensing remains an opportunity for licensees to offer consumers products bearing an established trade mark. The present economic climate has, however, often necessitated that licensees and licensors re-evaluate the commercial terms and conditions that they agreed to when negotiating the licensing arrangement.

Ankit Prakash of Anand and Anand looks at what brand owners need to do to combat piracy and counterfeiting in India

The registered Community design offers quick, cheap and easy protection for a wide variety of designs in the EU. Carole De Roeck and Bénédicte Linden of Gevers & Partners provide a guide for applicants

The Consumer Protection Department of the UAE Ministry of Economy has recently announced plans to set up a consumer protection court in the Emirates. The Consumer Protection Department was established in 2006 and has since focused its efforts on reining in rising food prices. However, it is expected that this new measure will be of more general effect in protecting consumers. The remit of the proposed court has not been clarified, but it is assumed that the court will tackle other issues than overpricing – issues such as piracy and counterfeiting.

UDRP decisions often address cases where there are trade mark licences involved. Hee-Eun Kim of WIPO examines what conclusions panels have reached, and provides some lessons for licensors and licensees

In its effort to improve the quality and effectiveness of its service, the Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office (PTO) is dealing with the problem of how best to deliver to Italian patent applicants the search reports performed by the European Patent Office (EPO). Starting from July 1 2008 national patent applications not claiming a priority undergo a search carried out by the EPO.