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Pandrol USA LP v Airboss Railway Products Inc, 65 USPQ 2d 1985 (Fed Cir 2003) deals with several interesting questions of jurisdiction and waiver under US law.

The frictions between the laws regulating the ownership and exercise of IP rights and anti-competitive agreements are known and long-standing. What is less widely understood is the extent to which this situation will change following recent reforms to UK and EU competition law, explains Guy Lougher

Trade marks that include a design may suffer variations during the time they are used. This occurs due to modernization imposed by fashion. Not even well-known marks are exempt from periodical updating, even when their essential characteristics stay the same.

The Korean Patent Act Article 42 (3) provides that the detailed description of an invention shall state the purpose, construction, and "effect" of the invention in such a manner that it may easily be carried out by a person skilled in the art. Thus, the description of the "effect" of the invention in the specification is mandatory under the Korean Patent Law.

More and more international companies are launching IP litigation in China. Before they do so, they should be aware of what is and what isn’t allowed in a Chinese courtroom, as Judge Xu, a prominent IP judge in Shanghai, explains in an exclusive interview with MIP

The English Court of Appeal (CoA) has handed down what could, in time, be seen as a watershed decision on the registrability as trade marks of words and phrases that have descriptive connotations, messages and/or meanings.

Justin Hughes, assistant professor of law, Cardozo School of Law, US

The US and Singapore governments are near to formally signing the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA). The USSFTA is the first of its kind that the US has entered into with a country in Asia since the US Congress passed the Trade Act of 2002. The US has entered into few other bilateral free trade agreements with countries, including Jordan and Israel, aside from its multilateral free trade partners Canada and Mexico in the North America Free Trade Agreement. Singapore has also only entered into a few other free trade pacts, including with Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the European Free Trade Association.

The lack of protection in the TRIPs Agreement for geographical indications other than wines and spirits, makes no sense. The system punishes countries with a rich tradition of native products and substances such as India, argue Rajendra Kumar and Latha R

Film piracy continues to flourish in India despite the best attempts of copyright owners and lawmakers. The campaign against piracy needs to be maintained if the industry is to make the most of its potential, argues Kavita Khan