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Plans to implement the European Patent Litigation Agreement - touted as the answer to Europe's patent dispute woes - are in trouble. Emma Barraclough looks at the cause of the impasse and asks what the European Commission will do next

Following the rapid rise of patenting by Japanese inventors in the second half of the twentieth century, a second-wave of Asian innovation is being led by companies in China, India and South Korea. But are these businesses protecting their IP rights overseas? Peter Ollier looks at the trends

Emma Barraclough, London

One year after proposing changes to rules on continuations to help tackle the patent backlog, the USPTO has yet to implement them. Shahnaz Mahmud looks at how the proposals have been received, and explains why they may face a legal challenge

Shahnaz Mahmud, New York

James Nurton, London

Emma Barraclough, London

Shahnaz Mahmud, New York

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

Companies spend a lot of money buying and selling usage rights to software and related services. As such, various types of software licensing agreements are becoming ever more important for both IT companies and their customers. Despite the fact that contract amounts are often relatively large in relation to the company's other finances and that the product to be delivered often has an activity-critical function for the customer, it is extremely common that licensing agreements and the associated documentation leave much to be desired with respect to legibility, appropriate adjustments and so forth. This is especially the case when the software licensing agreements are not entirely standardized in their form, much less business-specific.