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Since the reform of IP proceedings in 2014, all appeals from the Austrian Patent Office are to be prosecuted before the Upper Provincial Court in Vienna (OLG Wien) with a further appeal to the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH). This change was demanded by the whole IP profession. It turned out to be successful since now the time from filing an appeal to a decision by the court is very much shorter than before.

In many countries in Latin America, the regulations which allow assuring the quality of pharmaceutical products have not kept pace with those implemented in countries with better health control.

The Australian Competition Review Panel (the Harper Review) has recently released its draft report targeting intellectual property.

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