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In May 2010, then deputy commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Noah Shalev Shlomovits ruled that the cigarette brand Eva, produced by Bulgarian manufacturer Aktsionerno Droujestvo Bulgartabac is not confusingly similar to the Eve brand of cigarettes produced by Philip Morris, allowing Eva to be registered as a trade mark.

Patent Prosecution firms of the year

Brand owners in the Middle East need to be aware of the underlying Islamic sensibilities that shape trade mark laws in the region, said speakers at the Asia-Pacific IP Forum yesterday

During this season of thankfulness in the US, Managing IP thought it was time to remind its readers of some patents of yesteryear, without which life might be a much more thankless experience

The International Trademark Association argues that the Christian Louboutin v Yves Saint Laurent case “is vitally important to the development of trade mark law” in an amicus brief filed yesterday

The industry networker I use social media both personally and professionally. I'm also the company's social media attorney, so I'm involved with marketing and human resources as to how we and our employees use various social media platforms. Having said that, while I'm therefore more familiar with social media I wouldn't say I'm an expert. Anyone can make good use of the various platforms without much training or awareness in advance – it's simply a case of getting used to how each one functions and the internal customs and practices.

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) et al v the USPTO and Myriad Genetics. US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The Major Events Management Act came into force in 2007 to provide greater protection to sponsors of important events from ambush marketing. The legislation provides protection for major events and protection for emblems and words relating to the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

Following the Prometheus case in the US, Jason Rutt compares the approaches of nine different patent offices to diagnostics, and finds surprising variety

Luxury shoe brand Louboutin is fighting rival Yves Saint Laurent over the rights to its famous red soles in both the US and Europe. In New York, a judge last month denied Louboutin's motion for a preliminary injunction barring YSL from marketing shoes with red soles, citing trade mark infringement. Judge Victor Marrero said granting a designer exclusive use of a colour would result in a "broad spectrum of absurdities" and "fashion wars".