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In light of World IP Day 2019’s focus on sport, Managing IP examines the different ways in which IP affects sport, including how Usain Bolt and Manchester United make use of trademarks

Managing IP is delighted to announce the publication of the IP STARS 2019 rankings of the leading firms for copyright and related rights work. We featured more than 40 jurisdictions this year

Former Federal Circuit chief judge Paul Michel “bet on both horses”, referring to possible fixes for Section 101 in court and in Congress, during a discussion yesterday at the Fordham IP Conference in New York

From creating an IP office to dealing with transitional issues for existing trademarks, starting from scratch is no easy task

The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market was adopted on March 26 2019 by the European Parliament. The purpose of this directive is to protect authors' rights in the digital world. It provides general rules for protection and conditions of use for works protected by copyright in the fields of research, education and the conservation of cultural heritage.

Internet penetration and widespread use of handheld devices is fuelling e-commerce in India. With the rise in online purchases of goods and services, complaints about counterfeit goods are also rising. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a Draft National E-Commerce Policy (hereinafter referred to as the policy) on February 23 2019 and invited comments from stakeholders and the public. The draft policy is separated into six categories:

On November 21 2011, Taguchi Industrial filed an application for registration of the trademark above, "GUZZILLA", designating "Mining machines and apparatus; Construction machines and apparatus; etc." in Class 7 (designated goods). The trademark was granted registration on April 27 2012.

During the early months of 2019, the Vietnam IP field enjoyed a rare burst of public attention. First there was the wide reaction to the IP changes ushered in by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which took effect on January 14 2019. Then the spotlight moved to two high-profile copyright lawsuits related to derivative works, when the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) District 1 returned a verdict in a 12-year-old case on February 18 2019, and the People's Court of Hanoi issued its decision on a similar case on March 20 2019. The cases were heard by courts at opposite ends of the country, and the results might also be called opposite.

Trademark owners who have assured their rights in Myanmar through the current best practice combination of Declaration of Ownership registration and Cautionary Notice publication are now being faced with a challenge deciding how to prepare for the imminent implementation of the Trademark Law, which is the first of its kind in the country. While it is certain that the Trademark Law will take effect in 2019, its specific mechanisms, which may be well-defined in many instances in the text of the law, are far from settled.

Last month, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) delivered its opinion denying a patentee's request to enter post-grant amendments as a defence in a revocation hearing. Its opinion was based on findings of undue delay in presenting the post-grant amendments and unfair advantage in pursuing monetisation efforts in Singapore centred on the broader unamended Singapore claims, when narrowing amendments had been required to obtain or retain grant of corresponding patents in other countries.