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  • After seven years of debate, and 19 formal rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was agreed in October this year. Its IP provisions, which are among the most controversial, will have an impact on pharmaceutical protection, copyright, trade marks, geographical indications and enforcement, among other areas. Peter Leung provides a summary of the main points and over the following pages we look at the impact country-by-country
  • In an unanimous decision, the Second Circuit ruled that Google Books' scanning and indexing of books is a transformative use that renders a public benefit, leading to a finding of fair use
  • Two concurrences and a dissent from Judge Newman highlight the continuing struggle over Section 101 jurisprudence at the Federal Circuit and its effects on the life sciences
  • The Federal Circuit had a busy week, handing down decisions on a number of hot-button issues including the proper standard of review for claim construction, the right to amend a claim in IPRs, whether SEP royalties must be calculated using the smallest saleable unit and constitutional challenges to IPRs. The Court also denied a petition to rehear the controversial Ariosa case
  • Amendments to US patent litigation rules implemented on December 1 prompted a rush of patent cases in the short term, but the longer-term impact is less certain. Michael Loney analyses how pleading standards and the discovery process will change
  • The implementation of the amendments to Canada’s Trademark Act is now not expected before 2018, with IP practitioners suggesting some strategic issues trade mark owners should consider now
  • A jury has found that Apple infringed a patent held by the University of Wisconsin and could be liable for up to $860 million in damages
  • European Commission thinking on SPCs under the UPC, Off-patent Drugs Bill failing again in UK, the TPP being published, a WTO TRIPS Council’s decision on a pharma protection exemption request by LDCs, the European Parliament endorsing a plan to increase the number of General Court judges, and a Law Society report on Brexit and IP were in the recent IP headlines in Europe
  • After over six years of review, and 10 days of high-level delegation meetings, the Lisbon Union members have finally adopted a new treaty that will cover geographical indications (GIs) and open up membership to intergovernmental organisations
  • Patent filings worldwide rose by 4.5% in 2014, while trade mark filings measured by the number of classes grew by 6%. But for the first time in 20 years there was a fall in the number of industrial designs applied for