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The Palo Alto, California, Office Of K&L Gates Has Named David I Frazee As Partner

India: Royalty for Use of Musical Works

Copyright provides the legal framework of protection not only for the author, but also for the licencees. Manisha Singh Nair explores current issues in the royalty system for rights-holders in India.

Landmark Cases

Picking the landmark intellectual property case from each of a dozen or so countries is sure to be a difficult job, especially when it comes to reaching a consensus on which cases are most deserving of top hono...

How to Host a Harry Potter Party and Not Offend Warner Bros

Warner Bros made headlines last Halloween when it sent a cease and desist letter to a London woman, ordering her to stop planning two Harry Potter-themed dinner parties. Hamish Fraser and Kate Morton examine whether a Harry Potter party wou...

Domain names as IP

Domain names are part of a company’s intangibles and have become a valuable intellectual property. Jannik Skou and Casper Thomsen explore why they need professional handling. “In the past fe...

IP Owners Cheer Changes to China Customs’ Enforcement

Recent changes in China Customs’ enforcement of intellectual property rights promise to benefit the holders of IP rights – including copyrights, China-registered trademarks and substantively examined and China-registered patents...

Brinton Scott Has Joined Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Suhaimi Lazim Has Joined Azmi & Associates

Inovia Is Offering PCT National Stage Entry Into The Philippines and Georgia

Boston University Honoured Ed Kelly

Powers of Copyright Tribunal Extended

Biological Resources of India

The protection of biological resources, their access and regulation and the application of benefit sharing principles are still in the nascent stage in India, where the recognition of bioresources as intellectual property is slowly but surely being a...

Singapore Sees Changes to Jurisdiction of Copyright Tribunal

While Singapore’s Copyright Tribunal has previously been empowered to only adjudicate on limited types of copyright licences and licence schemes, recent amendments to the Copyright Act would expand the jurisdiction of the tribunal to...

Court Checks Denigrating Advertisements

Court Finds Down Under a Rip-off of Kookaburra