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BP needs authentic IP

Although BP was aware of the importance of its corporate reputation, the company's internal processes have not helped it to weather the political and regulatory storm unleashed by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. View article

The CIPO toolkit

Intellectual property is an asset that can create real value for the businesses that own it. But convincing a board of directors that this is so is not always easy. Chief IP officers from a variety of companies explain how they did it. View article

Supreme Court awards compensation for use of photograph

In a case involving the unauthorised use of a photograph of a snowboarder in a bid prospectus for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, the Supreme Court has overruled the district and appeal courts to find for the snowboarder. The judgment shows the pragmatic and practical approach taken by Norwegian courts when deciding issues not clearly governed by statute. View report

Court of Appeal strips High Court NAKED decision

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has upheld the registrar of trademarks' 2008 refusal to register the trademark NAKED for condoms. In the latest instalment of this long-running case, the appeal court found that the registrar had applied all the correct tests and that the High Court judge had interfered with the registrar’s discretion without grounds. View report