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China's economy is fast developing - and many people fear that IP protection cannot keep up. International investors are concerned about effective enforcement, while domestic companies seek a strong environment for developing IP rights and negotiating on issues such as standards. MIP and Finnegan Henderson jointly hosted a roundtable discussion in Beijing last month to discuss how these issues can be addressed. Read the full, unabridged transcript exclusively here on managingip.com.

A judgment in the unsuccessful trade mark opposition brought by Rotary International (RI) against Carl Bird, proprietor of the trade mark Rotary Engine, has issued.

The protection of the appearance of a product is often neglected. Companies tend to focus on patents (protecting technical aspects) or on trade marks (protecting the name of a product) but seldom on the shape of the product.

Several rules of the German Patent Act with regard to oppositions have recently been amended. In order to reduce the backlog of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) in opposition cases, transitional rules were implemented in 2002 that oppositions against German patents filed up to July 2006 have to be handled by the Federal Patent Court instead of by the GPTO. These rules have now been cancelled, so that all oppositions filed from July 1 2006 will again be handled in the first instance by the GPTO.

The Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic has decided to issue the Official Journal in an electronic form on the website www.upv.cz.

In the race to attract overseas investment and nurture home-grown companies, governments in Asia are doing what they can to make life easier for business. Singapore is leading the way, says Emma Barraclough

Singapore's Registrar of Patents has wide powers to revoke a patent once it has been granted. Winnie Tham and Jason Chan of Amica Law LLC explain what the rules mean for IP applicants and challengers alike

Putting a value on IP during licensing negotiations can be a complicated business. Regina Quek of One Legal LLC outlines some useful approaches and explains the issues that licensees and licensors need to take into account

The Singapore courts, after a period of relative calm, have considered and interpreted the Trade Marks Act in a spate of recent cases. Dedar Singh Gill, Paul Teo and Yvonne Tang of Drew & Napier outline the latest trade mark litigation developments

There is little consistency in the decisions of OHIM's Opposition Division, Boards of Appeal and the Court of First Instance regarding pharmaceutical trade marks. But, say Jean L Pire and Sandra R Paulsson, some guidance is now expected from the European Court of Justice