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  • The UK IPO is making progress with the IT system, draft Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate have been agreed, proposals for the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre rules are imminent, and Finland and Italy are preparing to ratify the UPC Agreement
  • James Nurton selects five highlights from the first 24 hours of this year’s MARQUES Annual Conference, spanning everything from neuroscience to survey evidence and Austria’s biggest brands
  • Speaking with Managing IP in Shanghai, Adam Williams, deputy director of the UK IPO's international policy directorate discussed the UK's strong relations with China on IP issues, the trends his IP attachés are seeing around the world and the future of the attaché programme
  • Judges, in-house counsel, patent lawyers and attorneys and IP office representatives discussed the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) at the latest EU Patent Reform Forum. James Nurton reports on the main news and views
  • Fitbit countersuing Jawbone, the US Copyright Office’s registration system going down for a week, BMI registering record revenues, TiVo filings its first patent litigation since 2012, and Toyota’s patent application for a potential flying car were in the IP headlines this week
  • Citing concerns about 'stale' patents, the Federal Circuit has ruled, en banc, that laches is a statutory defence in the Patent Act and may be a defence to both legal and equitable remedies
  • EPO to donate €100k to refugee crisis, EU MEPs support extension of GI protection, tips offered at the Global Innovation Index launch, EC backs TRIPs exemption for least-developed countries, consultation on Mediation Directive and the Unitary Patent and UPC latest were in the IP headlines in Europe this week
  • An applicant for a trade mark based on acquired distinctiveness must prove that that mark alone (as opposed to any other mark present on the product) identifies the origin of the goods or services. So said the Court of Justice of the EU in a dispute between Nestlé and Cadbury over the shape of the Kit Kat bar
  • Kim Dotcom attending an extradition hearing in New Zealand, Rick Ross failing in a trade mark suit over the phrase "everyday I'm shufflin", Segway suing the makers of Hovertrax, and Adidas claiming Skechers has infringed its trade mark were in the IP headlines in the past week
  • Original equipment manufacturing in China provides many advantages for international companies, but IP-related pitfalls can be a challenge. Ted Chwu and Gordon Lee explain what rights holders have to look out for