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Attorneys from Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo and Google tried to "diffuse some of the emotional issues" to do with internet advertising last month

The boom in mergers, acquisition and private equity investment puts the onus on investors to carry out comprehensive IP due diligence. Tamsen Valoir provides a practical 10-point plan covering the most important questions to ask

After the Thai public health ministry said it would issue a compulsory licence over a patent held by Merck, the Brazilian government has followed suit

Under US trade mark law, the USPTO may invalidate a trade mark registration or refuse to register a trade mark application based on the premise that the underlying filing contains false statements. The risk of invoking this penalty typically arises when a trade mark owner signs the required declaration that the mark at issue is in use on or in connection with all of the goods and services listed in the application/registration when, in fact, the mark may be used on only some of the goods or for some of the services.

Ersin Dereligil of Destek Patent Inc outlines Turkey's patent regime and highlights recent efforts to bring it up to European standards

A recent case addressed what happens when an employer and employee dispute who owns an invention. We contrast the UK, German and Japanese approaches

Recent cases in the US and Europe may make international arbitration a more attractive option in international IP disputes. Alan M Anderson and Christopher A Young explain why, and examine how arbitration can be effective for both parties

When the Boehringer case was referred to the ECJ for a second time, the Court had a chance to finally resolve the issue of reboxing and relabelling. But, argue Hiroshi Sheraton and Simone Blakeney, many questions remain unclear

The US Supreme Court's decision in KSR v Teleflex threatens to change the balance of power between patent owners and alleged infringers in the US. How has it been received by the USPTO and courts?

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449