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A new IP era is dawning throughout Asia. Therefore, addressing and managing intellectual property (IP) matters with and in Asian companies will become a greater challenge for General Counsels in...Read more

In certain situations, the trademark owner cannot base a claim against an infringer on the fact that the essential function of the trademark has been impaired. There are situations as...Read more

The way the telecom industry works and has worked with patents traditionally is through open standards. An open standard is characterized in that it is open for anyone (i.e. any...Read more

Over the last several years, widespread abuse of patent litigation has imposed a severe tax on domestic and international companies. A disproportionate amount of this tax is born by high...Read more

In-house counsel for small and medium sized companies often must manage a broad spectrum of transactional, corporate governance, regulatory and litigation responsibilities. While the variety and scope of these responsibilities...Read more

Copyright protects the intellectual property rights of authors of original works. Trade Secrets are protected by the laws governing the treatment of information divulged subject to a duty of confidentiality....Read more

This Article touches upon certain efforts to protect and utilize select intellectual property rights within US intercollegiate athletics, and specifically, by the main governing body thereof – the National Collegiate...Read more

In what may be the most significant case for brands and trade marks in the last five years, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) issued a decision...Read more

When one entity is a joint owner of a patent or pending patent application with another entity, there are many potential negative ramifications as to licensing, ability to enforce a...Read more

In 1979, Thailand adopted a Patent Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) to give protection for inventions and product designs. It has gone through 2 amendments that took place in...Read more