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A senior politician has called for the US government to force genetics company Myriad to license its patents to ensure greater public access to testing for breast and ovarian cancer

Monster Beverage being ordered to pay the Beastie Boys $1.7 million, Orrin Hatch slamming the Obama administration for not appointing a USPTO director, Hershey’s suing a marijuana cooperative, .xyz becoming the number one gTLD, and Harper Lee ending a copyright lawsuit against a museum were among the intellectual property stories hitting the headlines this week

In several cases, a trade mark cannot be registered, even if it has sufficient distinctiveness, because there is an identical or similar trade mark previously registered or applied for to distinguish the same goods or services. Even though the Trade Mark Law does not specifically use the terms "confusion or likelihood of confusion", its main purpose is to avoid this situation. Section 3 of the Law says that a trade mark identical or similar to one previously registered or applied for to distinguish the same goods or services cannot be registered.

Today's round-up of IP news and comment focuses on the reasons why India has escaped the smartphone wars, a battle of statistics as the UK readies for tobacco plain packaging, advice for online lawyers and Samsung's latest loss

Prathiba M Singh, Senior Advocate, sifts through statistics to offer an analysis of how India’s IP system is faring, particularly when it comes to the treatment of domestic and foreign IP owners

It may be August, but the world of IP keeps revolving. Here are some updates from Australia, the US and Nigeria - and an opportunity to nominate your own unsung IP hero

Managing IP's list of cases of the year 2013 profiles 40 IP cases from around the world. Here are the cases selected from the Americas. Read the introduction for more details, and links to the European and Asian cases.

Chien’s work on patent trolls has led the debate in the US and been behind many of the recent proposals for reform

After a successful year of adherence to the Madrid Protocol, Vikrant Rana and Ritika Mogha of S.S. Rana & Co. look at how India is becoming an increasingly IP-aware country

As the US Congress intensifies its review of copyright law, key stakeholders urge lawmakers to give industry-led initiatives a chance