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A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world’s first recorded patent in 1449 diary@managingip.com

Though Budweiser was the official beer company sponsor of the 2010 World Cup, it was rival Bavaria that got all the attention.

Friday’s much anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v the USPTO and Myriad Genetics came as a relief to those who feared an outcome that would undo “essential building blocks” of the biotech industry, said patent lawyers

Patent Prosecution firms of the year

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.

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