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US: The USPTO has published its list of the top 10 universities receiving the most patents in 2005 (see table).

James Nurton, London

José Antonio Hernández and Patricia Koch of Herrero & Asociados review how courts have dealt with preliminary injunctions in Spain and provide some tips on what IP rights owners need to prove in order to obtain one

US high-tech company HP has opened a dedicated IP licensing centre in Singapore to exploit licensing opportunities in Asia.

Under German law an invention may be protected simultaneously by a granted patent and a registered utility model.

News and photos from MIP's third annual Brand Management Forum, featuring leading in-house counsel and trade mark regulators, held in London at the end of March

The first MIP Awards Dinner, held at Claridge's in London on March 29, recognized the firms of the year in more than 30 categories, as well as the in-house team of the year and the lifetime achievement

Canada's Federal Court gave wide protection to famous marks in its recent Jaguar ruling - but has it gone too far? Mark Evans reviews the decision, and asks whether it will have any effect on two decisions awaited from the Supreme Court

AUSTRALIA: IP Australia is proposing to amend regulations dealing with the search results disclosure regime under the Patents Act 1990. The changes should simplify the fee system for providing search results and clarify some of the terms used in the regulations. AUSTRALIA: The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, a federal government advisory body, has recommended that the law be changed so that business names can only be registered if searches of the trade mark register show there to be no conflict with registered or pending trade marks in the same field of business activity.

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