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Tamara Nanayakkara of the World Intellectual Property Organization provides a rundown of what IP is, how to get it, why it’s important – and much more

The answer depends on how your customers will be using the internet in five years. And whether you can cope with the registration process, says Nick Wood

Seven attorneys reflect on what Tiffany Cunningham’s historic nomination to the Federal Circuit means for the court and the patent bar

The opponent in the case discussed in this article has owned the word mark SEVEN since 2009 and the word and design mark 7seven in a fancy script since 2014. He opposed the registration of the word mark ROOM SEVEN. All these marks were registered for identical goods in international Class 18 (bags). Among other reasons, the defendant stated that the word mark SEVEN was not used during the last five years and that he has used the mark ROOM SEVEN since 1995 in several European countries including Austria without problems. This conflict has already led to decisions in several countries. For example, the Cour d'appel de Paris did not see any danger of confusion in its decision of September 26 2017 since ROOM SEVEN will be seen by consumers as a combination in which the word SEVEN has no particular importance.

In the third part of its annual survey of IP firms, Managing IP lists the leading firms for copyright work. The rankings are the result of five months’ work by researchers based in London, Hong Kong and New York

Galit Gonen, head of IP at Novartis Pharma, delves into the unique challenges that arise when originator partnerships break down

With small patient pools and high investment costs, pharmaceutical companies say more incentives are needed to investigate pre-existing drugs and bring about research into rare diseases

Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme and Giovanna Marchese explore the circumstances under which jewellery may qualify for protection under US copyright and trade mark laws and discuss the shortcomings associated with each

Managing IP reports live from day one at the UK Supreme Court, where arguments in a hotly contested IP dispute – Unwired Planet v Huawei – have begun

Lawyers reflect on the ideal qualities for whoever replaces Mary Boney Denison, who is retiring as USPTO commissioner for trademarks at the end of this year