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How IP offices are tackling pendency

The referral of questions to Europe's top court on acquired distinctiveness in colour show how far the assessment of a trade mark’s reputation has expanded

Five district court opinions have so far applied the fee shifting standard that the Supreme Court laid out in its Octane Fitness decision in April, with three of the opinions ruling in favour of fee shifting.

AstraZeneca is using cutting-edge technology in a bid to keep counterfeits out of the supply chain. Emma Barraclough finds out how its new system will work

Practitioners say it's hard to measure the extent to which AI will transform their businesses because the technology is continuously evolving

A Canberra court room is hearing the final arguments this week in a long-running copyright dispute that could set out what ISPs need to do to avoid an accusation of authorising infringement

President George W Bush's November reelection and the Republicans' victory in Congress have set the course for US policy over the next four years. Sam Mamudi examines what the future holds for IP owners Plus: Jon Dudas on what's in store at the USPTO

As part of its internationalization process, Chile is due to introduce reforms to its IP laws to bring them in line with the requirements of the TRIPs Agreement. Eduardo Molina and Sergio Amenabar explain what the changes will mean for rights owners

US judges have recently set higher standards for calculating royalties in patent infringement cases. Elizabeth Bailey, Alan Cox and Gregory Leonard explain what the decisions mean

The WIPO-administered Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks has been available in Greece since the 2000 by way of the Greek Law 2783/2000 and Decision K4-307/2001 of the Ministry of Development. An international registration (IR) designating Greece enjoys the same advantage of this procedural mechanism: Greece falls within a single administrative process along with several other member states and, consequently, the applicant may simply and cost-effectively obtain trade mark protection in the Geek jurisdiction as if he had applied for a domestic trade mark. Too good to be true?