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Following the highly-anticipated UK Supreme Court decision in Warner-Lambert v Generics on plausibility in November 2018, the High Court applied the new plausibility test for the first time in March, as Varuni Paranavitane of AA Thornton explains

Charlie Winckworth and Andrew Linch of Cooley look at the controversial provisions of the newly-approved EU Copyright Directive and assess what’s next for the tech companies that will be most affected

Using a range of metrics, Eddie Obissi and David Grosby of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff explore the relationship between the amount of damages awarded in a patent infringement lawsuit and the quality of the patent

As the Brexit impasse continues, Tania Clark, president of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, examines the impact on EU IP in the UK whether there is a deal or not

Olga Plyasunova of Zuykov and partners examines the situations in which Rospatent will refuse registration of a trademark due to falsity or the possibility of confusion, offering advice on how to overcome potential rejections

An analysis of judicial decisions rendered by the Malaysian courts suggest that parallel imports are lawful to some extent.

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.

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.

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:

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.