(IP finance) Global - Patents R&D spending stalls, but the US and EU continue to lead the way (IAM) IBIL seminar provides platform for judges to address concerns about the patent system (Solo Independent IP Practitioners) (IPKat) Funding patent litigation – after-the-event insurance (ATE) and third party funding (TPF) really work? [read post]

: (Intellectual Property Watch), Why compulsory licenses are bad: a look at the sausage making process: (Techdirt) More on ACTA: (LawFont.com) Global - Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands Brand Finance 500: the annual report on the world’s most valuable brands: (IP finance), Gretchen Olive’s ‘10 steps to an effective domain name policy’: (IPwar’s), ICANN approves GNSO proposals imposing financial penalty on registrars who engage in excessive domain… [read post]

: (IPEG),More on the implementation of the London Agreement and patent cost reduction in Europe: (Patent Baristas),ECJ rules that EU legislative obligations cannot be enforced in any Member State if that legislation has not been published in the Official Journal in the language of that Member State (Case C-161/06  OlomoucSkoma-Lux sro v Celni reditelstvi Olumouc): (IPKat),EPO fighting complex appl [read post]