http://dva.2010.managingip.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/IpManagement©2011 Managing Intellectual Property60IP ManagementMany IP owners have sound commercial reasons for wanting to secure patent rights as quickly as possible. Here is a guide to getting patents granted faster by examiners in eight patent officeshttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2677031/How-to-get-a-patent-more-quickly.htmlFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft, BIO, 3M, AIPLA and IPO voiced their concerns about the USPTO’s proposed three-track patent examination system during a public roundtable held yesterdayhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2634787/USPTO-three-track-plan-criticised.htmlWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe unique sound of the vuvuzela will be one of the abiding memories of the 2010 World Cup. But, ask Richard Plaistowe and Toby Smith, who owns the IP rights to it?http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2628434/Comment-Who-owns-the-vuvuzela.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAfter almost eight years, Mars Australia has managed to obtain a trade mark registration for the colour purple for cat foodhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2628482/Green-light-for-Whiskas-purple-trade-mark.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTChina’s Trade Mark Office has caused uncertainty for brand owners by introducing and then partly rescinding stringent new requirements for filing documentshttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2624883/New-Chinese-trade-mark-rules-cause-chaos.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBrand owners may soon be able to pay to showcase their products in TV programmes shown in the UK, after the country’s communications watchdog said it proposes to allow product placementhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2624314/UK-to-relax-product-placement-rules.htmlMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe USPTO has launched a pilot patent prosecution highway (PPH) with China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2623476/USPTO-launches-PPH-with-SIPO.htmlFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe European Commission could be more likely to take action against IP owners for blocking competition, after a court today endorsed its AstraZeneca decisionhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2622799/AstraZeneca-ruling-could-mean-more-competition-cases.htmlThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2593100/Trans-Atlantic-merger-for-SNR-Denton.htmlThu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTEU member states can ban online gambling platforms if the aim is to prevent crime and fraud, according to a Court of Justice ruling http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2591260/EU-countries-can-ban-online-gambling-says-CJ.htmlTue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2584865/DLA-Piper-adds-three-from-Nixon-Peabody.htmlFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTJohn Desmarais has left Kirkland & Ellis after 10 years as a partner to form Desmarais LLPhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2584849/Former-Kirkland-partner-forms-new-firm.htmlFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2584847/K-L-Gates-lures-MoFo-litigator.htmlFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2584861/Perkins-Coie-opens-office-with-Paul-Hastings-and-Fish-lawyers.htmlFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2584848/White-and-Case-high-tech-roster-boosted-by-Howrey-hire.htmlFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTMark Schonfeld explains how companies can use trade mark law to thwart parallel tradershttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2576184/Fight-grey-goods-with-trade-mark-law.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2581820/Chinese-law-firm-expands-to-Silicon-Valley.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTManaging IP is launching a unique event designed to help Chinese companies protect, enforce and monetise their IP in the rest of the world. http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2581900/Managing-IP-launches-China-IP-event.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTUS pharmaceutical company Pfizer has sold the Chinese IP rights for a swine flu vaccine to a domestic company to comply with an anti-monopoly review by the Chinese Ministry of Commercehttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2581875/Pfizer-sells-Chinese-IP-to-seal-Wyeth-deal.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTRead all the news from the 132nd INTA Annual Meeting held in Boston last weekhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2581876/INTA-Daily-News-2010.htmlTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTTerry Ursino is Trademark Manager for Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Ursino spoke with Eileen McDermott about how she got into IP, the challenges of protecting Dunkin’s desserts worldwide and what advice she seeks from outside counsel.http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2578537/Interview-Defending-a-delicious-brand.htmlWed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTBorder measures in the Andean region are useful tools, but Customs authorities are still not well trained and there is still work to be done, said Fernando Triana of Triana, Uribe & Michelsen in yesterday’s regional update on Latin America.http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2578535/Protect-IP-at-the-border-in-Latin-America.htmlWed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers at a session entitled Elvis Lives! got into the spirit of the event yesterday by donning Elvis-style sunglasses and sideburns and crooning some of his famous hitshttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577677/Elvis-wants-a-trademark.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTFor advertising and marketing departments trying to promote their brands in fast-changing social media websites, correct use of trademarks is often a low priority. http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577679/How-to-link-advertising-marketing-and-trademarks.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTBrevity, clarity and striking the right tone are just three of the keys to good legal writing, according to the panel at the Effective Legal Writing workshop yesterdayhttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577681/Make-good-writing-your-trademark.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers focused on the popular DAISY brand of perfume by Marc Jacobs during a standing-room only session on how best to protect fragrance and fashion products yesterday.http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577676/Successfully-safeguard-smells.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTBe sure your brand story is told well, engage your audience and surrender control: these were just a few of the many tips offered by keynote speaker Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment during yesterday’s Opening Ceremonies. http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577673/Tell-your-brand-story-well.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTWhat should be the limits of trademark protection? That was the question discussed by three professors in a session yesterday, which looked at trends in Europe, Japan and the U.S. http://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2577682/Trademark-scope-under-scrutiny.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTINTA members were given an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of trademark law students and academics at the Association’s Gala last nighthttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2576812/Supper-club-theme-for-Gala-Dinner.htmlSun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://dva.2010.managingip.com/Article/2576759/Chadbourne-hires-IP-heads-from-Walt-Disney-and-GE.htmlSat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT