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  • Generally a mark is composed of a word, logo, or a combination of both. A mark may also consist of letters, numbers, or combinations of both. The design of a logo may be an abstract design, stylization or simple reproduction of everyday objects or images. These types of marks are very familiar to the majority of consumers. However, in this age of new trends of marketing techniques and electronic commerce, the above-mentioned types of marks may no longer be enough to capture the attention of consumers.
  • The Malaysian Patent Office recognizes examination reports issued by the patent offices of Australia, the UK, the US, and the European Patent Office (the latter in its capacity as a national office or as an international preliminary examination authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty) in respect of the same invention. This will enable the Patent Office to expedite the substantive examination of patent applications.
  • Since the European Parliament's amendments of September 24 2003 to the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions - the Software Patent Directive - the debate on the extent to which software-related innovations should be patentable in Europe has turned into a somewhat hysterical battle between lobbyists.
  • As he prepares to leave the Office in June this year, outgoing EPO President Ingo Kober speaks to Stéphanie Bodoni about the growth in applications, the possibility of a Community Patent and the role of patent offices
  • Sam Mamudi, New York
  • The arrest of a transport company worker during a raid on counterfeiters in India may signal a tougher approach to piracy in the country.
  • HP has stepped in the footsteps of IBM and Microsoft with the launch of an intellectual property licensing group.
  • Two ECJ decisions delivered on the same day last year address fundamental questions about the limits of legitimate trade mark protection. Justin Watts and Graeme Faeron introduce an overview of the impact the cases will have in different EU member states and at OHIM
  • The Argentine INPI - Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (Argentine Patent and Trade Mark Office), has recently enacted new resolutions that will have a great impact on speeding up the prosecution of patent applications in the country.
  • Sergio De Alva of Becerril Coca & Becerril in Mexico City examines how recent decisions from the Mexican patent office may prompt wide-ranging changes to IP protection in the country