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In an attempt to improve examination efficiency, the amended Patent Act which took effect from November 1 2019 now prescribes tight time limits for the invalidation petitioner to file additional reasons and evidence after filing an invalidation action and the patentee to file a counter-statement or a claim amendment. This will inevitably affect the strategies that the two opposing parties may use during the proceedings of an invalidation action.

A question is occasionally asked whether Russian courts treat foreign companies in the same way as Russian companies. The answer is usually a soothing one in that all parties in a conflict are on the same footing. The case examined below sheds more light on the stance of the courts.

Managing IP’s annual survey ranks the top Patent Cooperation Treaty filers in the main patenting jurisdictions. Data compiled by CPA Global

Original equipment manufacturing in China is a very popular business model in which an overseas company engages a Chinese domestic manufacturer who is typically called an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to manufacture products based on the instructions and requirements of the overseas company, label the overseas company's trademark on the products, and export all products to an overseas destination designated by this overseas company. This business model has thrived for decades and helped China become the world's factory. However, a dispute frequently arises when the Chinese OEM labels a foreign trademark which has been registered in China by a third party.

Companies are increasingly adopting brands tied to specific values or aims, but they should tread carefully when it comes to trademarks, says Jessica Le Gros of Baker McKenzie

Following World Mental Health Day, Max Walters seeks the views of in-house professionals on whether they struggle with workplace pressures, and asks how to improve wellbeing

Brazilian IP law believes that renowned marks deserve special protection in all fields of activity. Differently from well-known marks, which are protected within their field of activity and regardless of the existence of a local registration, renowned marks must be registered and then go through a specific proceeding at the BPTO for a declaration of high renown which will be valid for 10 years.

A controversial proposal to introduce an export manufacturing waiver for supplementary protection certificates could cause more problems than it solves, reports Patrick Wingrove

Ellie Mertens rounds up recent intellectual property news, including the Copyright Royalty Board’s increase of SiriusXM’s royalty payments, Technicolor’s plan to sell its patent licensing business, the USPTO’s efforts to modernise online applications, Facebook’s disclosure of IP issues, the valuation of RPX’s shares, Lego’s copyright win in China, Andrei Iancu’s approval by a Senate committee, the DOJ’s launch of a worldwide IP enforcement network, and the release of a draft of Australia’s IP amendments

Oppositions are speeding up but in-house lawyers say data on how successful appeals are at a higher level would have more practical significance