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Mothers in law inspire many stories. And while the relations between the members of a household are always a very intimate thing, relations between a mother in law and a son in law are a particular phenomenon. Suffice it to say that the internet contains a voluminous site dedicated to stories about mothers in law.

In a recent case, the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission considered a complaint filed by the owner of the Community trade mark Wind for services in class 38, which includes telecommunications, against the owner of the Greek domain name www.wind.gr.

It seems the circulation of counterfeit and pirated products still cannot be stopped by law enforcement in Indonesia. Although the government is conducting aggressive raids searching for products that violate IP rights, the illegal practice is still commonplace in several shopping malls and online. This not only affects the IP owner – the state also loses financially from the circulation of counterfeit and pirated products.

Nowadays it is common for companies to advertise their products through social media networks. These kinds of promotions often employ the names of celebrities and public figures, and this presents a challenge for copyright, in particular the Mexican reserva right. The names of celebrities are most commonly used by linking their names to a website. Hyperlinks are the most essential quality of the internet, and the most common medium to share self-created or a third party's content with a broader number of internet users.

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court recently decided on the appeal against a decision of the Swiss Patent Office to deny grant of a supplemental protection certificate (SPC) for a newly approved pharmaceutical product (Panitumumab). The Court held that an SPC cannot be granted on a basic patent for a combination of two different active ingredients, if the marketing authorisation is only for one active ingredient of this combination.

On November 29 2011, Congress passed the biggest amendment of the decade to Taiwan Patent Law. While the effective date is still undetermined, it would be best for applicants to make early preparations for the changes to come. The most significant change relates to the design patent, now renamed as such and encompassing a wider subject matter including icons and GUIs, derivative designs, and a portion of an article with specific design features or multiple articles of the same category that are customarily sold as a set.

With effect from December 1 2011, in order to cover increased operating costs, IPOS revised some of its official fees in respect of trade marks, patents and designs.

A common fear among trade mark proprietors, particularly those with bigger, wider portfolios is that they might lose their title by not using their registered mark. Thai law does not require use of a trade mark per se to maintain registration, nor does any statement of use certifying that the trade mark has been used need be furnished.

A comprehensive guide to filing and protecting your patent at the EPO. By Andrew Hammond of Valea

Kim’s sole Maserati Utynam likes to believe that he never engages in schadenfreude. Even when the object of that pleasure is a global distributor of copyright-infringing media. Indeed, in such cases the feeling is often tempered by the film and music industries' shrill cries of victimisation, and rather dubious statistics.