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  • Icann has failed to name a date for a second round of new gTLD applications – and may not do so until after the first round closes. That means more uncertainty for potential applicants
  • The recently introduced EU trade mark reforms limit the scope of the own name defence. James Whymark and Rachel Boakes explain why the change was introduced, and ask if it is really necessary
  • Brazil’s decision to host the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics has left an IP legacy to go with the improved infrastructure. Sponsors are now more able to defend themselves against ambush marketing, explains Alberto Guerra
  • The newly promulgated rules improve China’s administrative patent enforcement regime, though there is concern that they are still too general to be effective
  • A new study by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has revealed an increase in the number of women participating in international patent filings. In the last 20 years, researchers found that the percentage of PCT applications featuring women has increased from 17% to 29%
  • The number of patents invalidated as a result of Alice v CLS Bank hitting 11, the president of the Patent Office Professional Association defending the USPTO, Led Zeppelin getting ready for a copyright fight over Stairway to Heaven, and a judge setting a Microsoft and Samsung trial date were among the intellectual property stories hitting the headlines this week
  • Globalisation has made it easier for innovators from around the world to collaborate. However, conflicts between national statutes can cause problems, in some cases making it impossible to comply with the law. Peter Leung previews Working Question 244, which looks at some of these issues
  • PTAB Data and Analysis: Managing IP reveals Patent Trial and Appeal Board filing data for June and analyses recent decisions from the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit and PTAB, including the Board interpreting Enfish in mixed rulings. The USPTO has also announced it is replacing the Patent Review Processing System for PTAB trials
  • New gTLD specialist Valideus, based in London, is launching a sister company, Valideus USA, based in Virginia, USA
  • The prosecution of trade mark applications under the Madrid Protocol is increasingly common among foreign clients. However, as far as it concerns to Mexico, there are some disadvantages for Madrid users: