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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?

In early 2015, a European pharmaceutical company that sells a globally well-known pain relief drug discovered a drug with the same active ingredient and a similar name circulating on the Vietnamese market. In what the European company believed was a clear instance of palming off, the drug's packaging also used colours and design elements similar to the packaging of the well-known drug. However, pursuing a trade mark infringement charge was a dead end, as the Vietnamese drug's name had already been successfully registered as a trade mark.

More and more companies are considering using open innovation models to develop new and innovative products. But how should we structure agreements with third parties that protect our rights?

China is one of a handful of countries that permits the production and export of goods that would otherwise be deemed infringing of trade marks owned by other parties. The legal basis for this practice is not codified in the law, regulations or judicial interpretations, but rather in case decisions issued by courts in major cities over the past several years.

The president of the EPO submitted on March 6 2015 to the Administrative Council a proposal for a structural reform of the EPO Boards of Appeal. The proposal has been submitted in continuation of decision R 19/12 of April 25 2014 on which we have previously reported, a decision that highlighted a constitutional imperfection of the European patent system with regard to the independence of the Boards of Appeal from the management of the EPO.

Last month Utynam attended Managing IP’s two IP in Asia Forums in London and Munich, and he’s happy to share some of the valuable lessons he learned.

The Taiwan IP Court has been in operation for almost seven years since its establishment in July 2008. At its inception, it was expected that this special court would provide a professional and efficient system of adjudicating IP-related disputes in Taiwan.