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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.

The EPC entered into force for Norway on January 1 2008. Hence Norway is included among the designated states in European patent applications filed on or after that date. The legal framework has continuously been revised to harmonise with the EPC, thus only minor revisions to the legal framework were necessary upon entry. However, one addition to the Patent Acts that was effective by the date of accession is worth a discussion: namely third parties' right to request an administrative review before the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO).

The Trade Marks (International Treaties and Enforcement) Amendment Bill is currently before Select Committee in New Zealand. The Bill deals with the proposed accession by New Zealand to the Madrid Protocol, the Nice Agreement and the Singapore Treaty among other things.

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.

Mexico is closer than it ever has been in history to granting compulsory licences due to a national emergency.

WIPO member states make top appointments WIPO member states last month backed all of director-general Francis Gurry's proposals for the deputy and assistant director-general positions. The deputy directors-general will be: Geoffrey Onyeama (Nigeria) who will be responsible for development; James Pooley (US) in charge of patents; Binying Wang (China), the only woman appointee, who will look after trade marks, industrial designs and geographical indications; and Johannes Christian Wichard (Germany) who will have responsibility for the new portfolio of global issues, which includes external relations and communications.

Utility model rights have a number of advantages over patents. Correspondents in seven jurisdictions explain the benefits

Randy J Pritzker counsels companies and investors to maximise deal value by conducting efficient and thorough IP audits

The dilution doctrine, which aims to prohibit the blurring or tarnishing of the image of well-known trade marks through unauthorised appropriation by others, was incorporated in May 2003 into the Taiwan Trademark Act. Since then, a person shall be held liable for trade mark infringement if they knowingly use, without consent, a trade mark identical with or similar to another's well-known registered trade mark or the word(s) in that trade mark as their company name, trade name, domain name or as an indication of origin of goods or services, thereby diluting the well-known trade mark.