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A Belgian far-right political party used a highly appreciated trademark of Belgian Trappist beer without the owner's consent. They used it during their pre-electoral campaign in a slogan, on flyers and on Twitter.

China Supreme People's Court (SPC) recently released its proposal for public comments titled Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Certain Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Cases II. It is a further development of the SPC's judicial interpretation on the trial of patent infringement cases. The first part of the interpretation has been implemented since January 1 2010, and has been an important source of authority for lower courts to deal with patent infringement cases. This second part covers more aspects of patent litigation and could have a significant impact on patent litigation practice.

On September 9 2014, the General Court of OHIM delivered a judgment (Case T-494/12) in an invalidity proceeding on a registered design for "cookies" showing a picture of the outer and inner appearance of a biscuit with a filling by a sectional plane.

After a long process, the draft of the new Copyright Law was finally enacted on September 16 2014 by the Indonesian Parliament. This new Law brings several significant changes. The changes are expected to give better protection to rights owners.

In Japan, very few cases are filed regarding biotechnology-based drugs. This is one of a few cases where a dispute arose among R&D partners regarding the development of antibody drugs.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has provided a useful way for those sued by patent trolls to fight back. It is not just the companies directly affected by litigation that are looking to kill patents, however, says Michael Loney

Should you ever say no, no, no when deciding whether to try invalidating a rival’s patent at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board? Michael Loney looks at the considerations involved, including the falling institution rate and uncertain chances of being granted a stay

So-called IP Box regimes offering tax advantages are popular with both governments and businesses. But, as Afzana Anwer reports, the OECD and EU Commission are putting them under threat

With effect from July 1 2014, the EPO has changed its practice in the procedure under Chapter II PCT. More specifically, following the entry into force of new Rule 66.1ter PCT and amended Rule 70.2(f) PCT, the EPO will now in its capacity as International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) conduct a top-up search to identify prior art that was published after the date of completion of the PCT search report.

Where a substance or composition is already known in the art, it may still be patentable under Section 3(4) of the German Patent Law for a specific new and inventive use in a method for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy. It was also decided by the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) that purpose-related product protection can be obtained for a use relating to a specific dosage instruction (BGH – Carvedilol II, BGH – Fettsäuren).