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Two recent court cases have highlighted the importance of bad faith in trade mark law, while another has clarified the rules about the use of oral evidence. Winnie Tham and Jason Chan of Amica Law LLC analyze the rulings

Negotiating 14 sets of trade mark rules in the South Pacific is a tricky task. But now the island states of the Pacific Islands Forum are considering offering a regional route for administering trade marks, say Florence Fenton and Richard Naidu of Munro Leys

India has introduced a range of new administrative, legislative and judicial measures to make life easier for IP owners and their legal advisers. Sonal Shukla of Anand and Anand outlines the developments

Heriberto López of Becerril, Coca & Becerril, SC, argues that there is an important distinction, when judging patentability, between what is obvious and what is logical, and considers the lessons learned from the US Supreme Court's recent KSR opinion

A new law implementing Chile's obligations under its Free Trade Agreement with the US is likely to be enacted by the end of the year. Rodrigo León provides a guide, and looks at the practical changes the law will make

Following some major changes in IP in Latin America, correspondents from member firms of the Affinitas alliance review recent important developments in the key markets of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru

The Italian Council of Ministers has recently approved the bill ratifying the deed of revision of the European Patent Convention 2000 (EPC 2000). The bill is now being examined by the Italian Parliament and its approval is expected by the date that the Convention comes into force.

The US has introduced new rules for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. This is what they mean in practice

In August, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China (SAIC) announced it was launching a nationwide action to combat free-riding of goodwill. Such free-riding refers to unauthorized use of another's reputable trade name/mark as one's trade name, and using such name on goods/services, thereby confusing the public. Local AICs are required to study this problem thoroughly and proactively initiate administrative actions to stop such infringing acts, including selecting serious and typical cases for focused attention. The SAIC will perform random checks on such actions, and participate where appropriate.

Adolfo Athié and Eduardo Kleinberg of Basham Ringe & Correa explain the concept of exhaustion, and examines how it applies to patent, trade mark and copyright assets in Mexico