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In a recent case, the plaintiff owned the trade mark Botox in class 3 (cosmetics) and class 5 (pharmaceuticals) for goods for cosmetical medicaments to be injected to smooth away wrinkles. They contain as active ingredient Botulinumtoxin A. It sued the defendant for trade mark infringement. The defendant sells through pharmacies a cosmetic product for smoothing wrinkles under the sign Botoina 1000, which does not contain Botulinumtoxin A and which is for external use on the skin.

Many brand owners risk counterfeiting in Russia. While the authorities can help prosecute infringers, explain Daria Ermolina and Nikita Rodionov, obtaining damages is down to you

Robert Abrahamsen explores the perks of the patent reexamination process

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

Eileen McDermott asks James Malackowski, founder and CEO of patent auction company, Ocean Tomo, how he got here, what's in store for the future and what the new US president should do for innovation

The ECJ recently raised the bar for showing dilution, saying that famous mark owners will have to prove that the detriment to their distinctive character has changed consumers' behaviour.

Companies can save a lot of money by outsourcing their IP work, but it takes time and effort to get the process right. Peter Ollier assesses the options

Effective supervision and management is crucial for any successful IP owner. Managing IP's third annual software survey analyses which tools will work best for you

Large businesses have grasped the need for IP management, but SMEs are only beginning to do so.

Biggest patent offices in work-sharing drive The world's five largest patent offices have revealed a plan to cut patent pendency by increasing work sharing. Jung-Sik Koh, head of the Korean IP Office (KIPO) chaired a meeting held in Jeju, Korea from October 27 to 28. It was attended by the heads of the EPO, JPO, SIPO and USPTO. A vision statement published after the meeting says that the offices aim to: eliminate unnecessary duplication of work among the offices; enhance patent examination efficiency and quality; and guarantee of the stability of international patent rights. To reduce the problem of redundant search and examination work increasing pendency, each of the five offices has committed to lead two foundation projects. These aim to increase harmonisation and enable greater work sharing and are distributed around the offices. The only deadline contained in the statement is that the offices will exchange "detailed proposals" on each project identifying areas of agreement and details of implementation by the end of April next year.