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Where there are commercial requirements for obtaining early grant of a patent in multiple jurisdictions, filing first in Singapore can be considered as part of a global filing strategy.

Reed Smith has added two partners and a counsel to its IP practice in Chicago. Robert Browne, John Cullis and Lawrence James were formerly partners at Neal Gerber & Eisenberg in Chicago. Browne and Cullis will be partners at Reed Smith. James will be of counsel. Browne represents clients in all aspects of patent, trade mark, copyright and unfair competition law and related litigation in federal district and appellate courts and before the International Trade Commission. Cullis focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, counseling and procurement. Joshua Pond has joined the Washington, DC, office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, where he is be a member of the patent litigation team. He was previously a principal at Fish & Richardson for 11 years. Ann Schofield Baker has joined Perkins Coie's New York office as a partner in the commercial litigation practice focusing on intellectual property and other complex commercial matters. Baker was most recently head of McKool Smith's national trade mark and copyright litigation practice.

Australia's IP office is seeking public comments on how to reduce red tape. What bureaucratic and regulatory inefficiencies do you face and how would you fix the system in your jurisdiction?

Canada hosts the 44th AIPPI World Intellectual Property Congress this month, as IP practitioners from more than 60 countries come together to debate complex IP issues, discuss IP developments and network with each other.

Michael Loney interviews ASIPI President Juan Vanrell ahead of the association’s 50th anniversary meeting in Mexico City in December

J Bradley White and Brad Jenkins of Osler Hoskin & Harcourt discuss the difficult issue of predicted utility and its place in the future of disclosure requirements in Canada

Philip Lapin and Keltie Sim Luft of Smart & Biggar describe changes to trade mark practice implied by the passing of Bill C-31, and advise quick action to enjoy advantages under existing regulations

There are significant changes affecting patent, trade mark and copyright protection in Canada. Ahead of the AIPPI Congress in Toronto this month, Managing IP asked the Canadian IP Office to explain the impact they will have

Ariadna Galvez and Jorge Gomez of Dumont Bergman Bider explain the regimen for non-traditional marks in Mexico and globally, and ask what can be done for those that are not recognised under IP law

Juan Vanrell of Vanrell discusses the interplay between trade mark registration and use, and looks at differences in the way Latin American countries treat the issue