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Bilski: the life sciences angle

The Bilski case will be closely watched to see whether the Supreme Court will use it to address determination of patent eligibility well beyond business methods. View article

The best of the blog
The UK stakes a claim to global IP thought leadership

The IAM blog is updated four or five times a week and currently has a regular readership of around 9,000 unique users, who visit the site an average of three times a month. In this series, some of the blog’s most popular posts are reproduced in the Insight section of IAM magazine, along with the responses that they generated. View article

Trademark Office clarifies valid proof of use for cancellation actions

The Chinese Trademark Office recently laid down specific examples of evidence of use that a registered trademark proprietor can provide to defend successfully against a cancellation action for three years' non-use of that mark. It listed valid proof of use for both product and service marks. View report

Global financial crisis leads to drop in international registration of trademarks

This year, there has been a large reduction in internatonal trademark registration filings. This has motivated the Chinese Trademark Office to launch initiatives to increase awareness of registration among the public. View report