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Unique features of the telecommunication and IT industries will create specific issues when it comes to determining strategies in the Unified Patent Court, as Tim Powell, Geraldine Quinn and Stuart Knight explain

Major updates have recently been made to Thailand's Customs laws and procedures regarding transit of goods through Thailand and transshipment. In addition, brand owners must now record their marks to comply with the Royal Thai Customs Department's new Customs recordation procedures.

In an exclusive interview with Managing IP, new USPTO Director Michelle Lee lays out a multi-faceted internationalist vision and explains how the Office is addressing users’ concerns. Leaders of IP associations explain what they believe her priorities should be. By Peter Leung in Washington DC

In Shammas v Focarino, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision that raises significant issues for trade mark applicants to consider when determining whether to appeal a refusal by a PTO examiner.

Marketers often want to reference other people’s trade marks. But what are legitimate defences to infringement in these and other circumstances? Specialists in six countries discuss the law and recent cases

Pursuant to the Royal Decree of December 19 2014, Articles XI.104 to XI.162 of Book XI of the Code of Economic Law dealing with plant variety rights will come into force on July 1 2015.

After several years of relative calm, pharmaceutical patents are in the spotlight again in South Africa, with a new Draft IP Policy launched. Russell Bagnall and Dario Tanziani explain why it has been introduced, and discuss the changes proposed

The Beijing Higher People's Court (BHPC) recently issued a decision in favour of Apple Inc, leading to the invalidation of a local Chinese technology company's invention patent which was asserted against Apple's Siri service in China. The Supreme People's Court has recently accepted a petition for retrial filed by the patent owner Shanghai Zhizhen Internet Tech Co, Ltd, which may have sufficient merit to give the patent owner another shot.

Hsu Wei-Fu of MediaTek speaks to Managing IP about why trade secret protection is so important for his industry and how he helped to usher in Taiwan’s trade secrets law

Over 200 years Vlisco, a Dutch company, designed spectacular patterns which are used on fabrics and in fashion accessories. These fabulous colourful fabrics are designed at its head office in the Netherlands and are very popular in Africa, but are also sold in Europe. Likewise, a fashion label of an Italian-Haitian fashion designer, SJ, has gained fame with its remarkable, colourful and richly decorated fabric patterns. Its collection is shown on the catwalk of Milan fashion week and sold via its website in which reference is made to several retail outlets.