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In many countries, IP infringement is considered a strict liability tort, and consequently it is not necessary to prove the infringer's intention to commit the act. In Thailand, however, there are no clear guidelines on whether it is necessary to prove an alleged infringer's intent to violate trade mark rights. The Supreme Court Judgment no 5219/2550 offers a potential interpretation of this issue.

The EPO is becoming stricter when it comes to examining parameter patents. Edward Farrington of Valea considers the case law and explains what the trends mean for patent applicants and their business rivals

Ard Ellens and Jan Kevelam of Nederlandsch Octrooibureau explain how new rules at the European Patent Office may trap the unwary patent applicant

Russian judges are taking a more relaxed approach to parallel traded products. Ekaterina Tilling of Goltsblat BLP explains what trade mark owners can do to limit grey market goods

Litigating patents that are essential to technical standards requires a careful consideration of antitrust rules. Sabine Agé and Amandine Métier of Véron & Associés, Klaus Haft and Tobias Hahn of Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft, Mark van Gardingen of Brinkhof and Ari Laakkonen of Powell Gilbert explain the rules in their own jurisdictions

On July 1 2009, the Rule on Mandatory Legal Aid Service, which was issued by the Philippine Supreme Court on February 10 this year, takes effect. This Rule mandates practising lawyers to render free legal aid services equivalent to a minimum of 60 hours a year, in all cases whether civil, criminal and administrative involving indigent and pauper litigants needing lawyers. The purpose of the Rule is to improve access to justice by the less privileged thereby enhancing the duty of lawyers to society as agents of social change, and to the courts.

In a recent decision concerning the Amazon.com 1-click ordering system, the Patent Appeal Board re-examined the criteria for patentable subject matter in relation to business method patents. While finding the subject matter not obvious in accordance with the test adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Board held that it failed to fall within the statutory definition of invention as qualified by judicial interpretation.

I've recently qualified as a lawyer. What can I do to maximise my chances of getting a good job in IP when the economy picks up?

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.