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Education they say should start from the cradle and end in the grave. The thinking of the Indian IPR Think Tank, constituted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, which is responsible for the formulation and administration of overall industrial policy in India as far as IPR education in India is concerned, seems to be in this direction. The first draft submitted by the Think Tank clearly states the need to "progressively introduce IP teaching in schools, colleges and other educational institutions as one of the steps in achieving the objective of Human Capital Development".

Baris Kalayci, Zeynep Seda Alhas and Ali Bozoglu examine a new approach to preventing the sale of smuggled products in the world’s second largest counterfeit economy

Omnibus claims are added to patents in some jurisdictions as a catch all warning to potential infringers. They generally take the form of "the product/method substantially as described with reference to the drawings and/or examples".

Article 4 of the Indonesian Trade Mark Law stipulates that a mark shall not be registered on the basis of an application filed by an applicant who does not have good faith. In its elucidation, it is explained that an applicant having good faith is an applicant that files their mark in an honest and proper way without any intention to imitate, to manipulate or to improperly join a well-known mark owned by another party in order to benefit from the situation that may cause loss to the trade mark owner's side, or create unfair competition, confusing and misleading the consumers.

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.

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

Federal Circuit Judge Haldane Robert Mayer has frequently called for eligibility to play a greater role in patent challenges. Ryan Hawkins and Matthew Bernstein examine his recommendations since the US Supreme Court’s decision in Alice and ask how the Section 101 landscape will evolve

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

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

What legal actions may a trade mark owner start if they suspect infringement in Argentina?