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EU Commissioners Andrus Ansip and Günther Oettinger have a dream – a dream of a harmonised, modernised copyright system in Europe

In the weekly Managing IP blog round up, James Nurton reports on some recent comments by judges in the UK, looks at an IP issue concerning a different type of judge, and asks: what is your favourite representation of IP in literature?

In-house counsels from Chinese technology giants Qihoo 360 and Tencent speak with Managing IP about the shift in China's technology sector and why it pays to move quickly and aggressively

The Federal Circuit had a busy week, handing down decisions on a number of hot-button issues including the proper standard of review for claim construction, the right to amend a claim in IPRs, whether SEP royalties must be calculated using the smallest saleable unit and constitutional challenges to IPRs. The Court also denied a petition to rehear the controversial Ariosa case

Earlier this year, Singapore advanced in its quest to become an intellectual property hub in the ASEAN region with the appointment of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an International Authority in Patent Search and Examination, specifically as an International Searching Authority (ISA), and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This marked IPOS as the first IP office to receive ISA/IPEA recognition by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) within the ASEAN region.

Utynam spent an enjoyable few days in Washington DC for the annual AIPLA Annual Meeting in October this year. Here are some of his highlights

After seven years of debate, and 19 formal rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was agreed in October this year. Its IP provisions, which are among the most controversial, will have an impact on pharmaceutical protection, copyright, trade marks, geographical indications and enforcement, among other areas. Peter Leung provides a summary of the main points and over the following pages we look at the impact country-by-country

Kanchan Vadehra and Sharad Vadehra of Kan and Krishme discuss some of the unique features of the Indian patent system and tips to overcome those challenges

The Beijing IP Court published a notice on its website in October 2015 entitled Collection and Publication of Opinions Regarding Law Application on Issues Related to Article 19.4 of the Trademark Law. This notice looks like irrelevant to the patent world, but actually the implication goes well beyond trade marks. Arguably, this court notice started something similar to the amicus brief system for Chinese IP cases. The issue in this case is related to whether or not Chinese trade mark agent firms are entitled to register trade marks under their own names except for their own trade names.

On October 15, the national authority in China responsible for administrative enforcement of trade marks, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), issued a notice announcing an unusual year-long campaign to provide special trade mark protection to the Walt Disney Company.