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The Dutch soccer team played two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978. No need to elaborate on the scores. During that period, the German sports multinational Adidas was the sponsor of the Dutch team. Its competitor Puma was personal sponsor of Dutch star player Johan Cruyff. At that time, Adidas and Puma were in fierce competition. Puma forbid Cruyff to play in an Adidas jersey. The parties negotiated and it was agreed that Cruyff's jersey be adapted. Instead of the Adidas three-stripe pattern on the sleeves, worn by the team, Cruyff played with a two-stripe T-shirt.

In a recent decision, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris has confirmed that the rules of professional secrecy applicable to the French IP counsel profession (Article L422-11 of the Intellectual Property Code) include absolute professional secrecy which extends to professional correspondence exchanged between the French patent counsel and a client, a third party, a colleague or a lawyer.

Two decisions in Europe and the United States have addressed the licensing of standard- essential patents. Andrew Moir, David Wilson, Nic Ruesink- Brown, Joseph Falcone and Allison Alcasabas ask: have the courts provided a helping FRAND?

In a notable decision (BGH X ZB 1/15, "Flugzeugzustand"), the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has resolved questions concerning the definition of a mathematical method "as such".

On July 21 2015, President Benigno S Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No 10667 known as the Philippine Competition Act which took effect on August 8. Its salient points are summarised here.

On August 6, the Decree of the President of the Republic number 90/2015 ratifying the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court signed in Brussels on February 19 2013 was published in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic.

Africa is one of the economic success stories of our time: its economy has trebled since 2000; the growth forecast is in the order of 5%; it houses nine of the 15 fastest growing economies; and the emphasis is fast shifting from commodities to consumer spending, making it attractive for manufacturers of consumer goods. Hence the term 'Africa rising'.

The PTAB has declined to institute inter partes reviews brought against two of Acorda Therapeutic's patents covering its multiple-sclerosis drug, finding that the posters cited in evidence did not qualify as prior art

Karen Orivio of Goodrich Riquelme y Asociados looks at how Mexican legislation is falling short of it potential when it come to protecting medical devices

The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court will provide additional options for obtaining patent protection and resolving disputes in Europe. Thomas Prock and Michael Moore of Marks & Clerk consider what this will mean for users