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How damages reform could shape trade secret strategies

David Paris explains how judicial reforms of damages law have shaped analysis of compensation in patent cases, and why such theories could soon spread to trade secrets and design patents cases

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

The Cooperation Fund goes live

Europe’s Cooperation Fund promises to offer new tools to help trade mark and design users. With its suite of services going live this month, James Nurton visited Alicante to find out how the work is going

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

Reinstatement of rights made easier

According to the Patent Law, where a statutory or designated deadline in a patent application or other patent-related procedures is not met, any belated attempts to further prosecute or take procedural actions will be refused unless the failure to meet the deadline is due to force majeure or other factors not attributable to the applicant. In view of such strict and inflexible stipulations, it is not unusual for patentees to lose their hard-earned rights simply through an oversight.

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

When trade marks must be associated

Having a single-class system, a trade mark owner seeking registration in Thailand for the same mark in different classes will be required by the Trade Marks Registrar to 'associate' its marks. Section 14 of the Thai Trade Marks Act states that the Registrar may order an applicant of similar or identical marks, relating to goods either in the same class or in related classes, to associate these marks to avoid confusion as to the owner of the mark.

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

What is Barack Obama’s IP record?

As November 6 approaches, the IP community waits to see whether there will be a new USPTO director at the helm next year, which is likely to be the case if Mitt Romney is elected. In the meantime, Managing IP recaps some of President Barack Obama’s IP accomplishments during his four years in office

October 31 2012

Portals are taking over the industry

International filing work is becoming commoditised and the providers are standing between attorneys and their clients. Duncan Hart suggests how IP firms should respond

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

The patent searching system to suit you

The four biggest providers of patent search systems are constantly updating their functionality. Christopher Jagalla highlights changes in the two years since the last Managing IP survey

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

How to protect your mark in a changing Russia

Vladimir Biriulin and Evgeny Alexandrov of Gorodissky & Partners explain to Simon Crompton the impact of Russia’s new IP court, the Customs union and other factors on trade marks in the country

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

Are IP associations failing us?

There are too many of them, but too few that can represent the industry globally. Simon Crompton argues that IP associations need to become larger and more professional

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2012

Hoyng Monegier boosts life sciences team

Hoyng Monegier has hired life sciences specialist Carla Schoonderbeek as its 21st partner.

Managing IP Correspondent, October 31 2012

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