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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

The interplay between patents essential to telecommunication standards and anti-monopoly concerns has turned the spotlight on how competition law will apply to IP protection. As governments in Asia begin to tackle these issues, it is becoming clear that there will be an impact on all major forms of IP and across a wide range of industries. Peter Leung reports

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.

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.

On September 30 2014 it became possible to register shorter, more concise .nz domain names. Rather than registering anyname.co.nz, for example, you can now register anyname.nz.

On September 25 2014, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as an International Authority under the PCT. The appointment is expected to be effective by early 2015.

Elle is a familiar trade mark, perhaps even to those who do not closely follow fashion trends. It has been owned by Hachette Filipacchi Presse since 1987 (trade mark certificate 83647 in respect of goods in Class 16 ICGS – see image).