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The G8 meeting in Paris is expected to release a call today for tighter regulation of the internet, including stronger privacy rights and rules on copyright piracy

Last month Managing IP was asked down to OHIM's offices in Alicante to talk to President António Campinos, in his first interview in the role. Relaxed and jovial, Campinos was keen to talk about both OHIM's new five-year plan and the role of an IP office in the EU generally. In common with many of OHIM's staff, he was dressed in jeans and an open-necked shirt ahead of a long weekend for the Office to mark the Schuman Declaration, which led to the creation of the EU.

Covington & Burling has added four life sciences partners to its London office, from Morrison & Foerster. Paul Claydon, Natalie Diep, James Gubbins and James Halstead have all joined a team that is spread across London and Brussels in Europe. They advise life sciences, technology and renewable energy industry clients on mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and follow-on financings, and private equity and venture capital transactions. The team has worked together for many years, and was ranked first for number of UK pharmaceutical M&A deals for four years from 2007 to 2010. Notable transactions including advising Acambis on the £276 million recommended takeover offer from Sanofi-Aventis, IS Pharma on the recommended merger with Sinclair Pharma and Liberum Capital on the AIM IPO by HaloSource.

US and EU judges diverged over approaches to patentability of software and business methods during a discussion between judges and IP practitioners this week

Icann’s Board has held discussions with the GAC ahead of the scheduled publication of the final Applicant Guidebook for gTLDs on Monday

“Now is really the time to think about IDNs,” Edmon Chung, CEO of sponsored TLD DotAsia Organisation, said this week

This month the Madras High Court in India will hear nine petitions by German company Enercon against decisions revoking 12 of its patents. The politically tinged dispute has exercised the top lawyers in India for and against the controversial revocations, as well as undermining two institutions that are already damaged: India's Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and the Indian IP system itself.

The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that use of a trade mark in one geographic region of the country confers national rights

OHIM officially started its review of service standards under its new Strategic Plan yesterday, but processing times for designs have already improved rapidly.

A proposal that will make it possible to implement patent prosecution highway agreements between Norway and other countries has been launched by the government. The proposal includes amendments to the Norwegian Patent Regulations enabling cooperation between the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and other patent authorities. Denmark and Finland already have such agreements with other countries.