Search engine giant Google recently began implementing a new policy designed to assist intellectual property owners in protecting their assets.

A committee of the European Parliament recently approved plans that may bring Europe one step closer to a unified patent system.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization recently praised the introduction of legislation designed to reform the U.S. patent system dramatically.

Three major international organizations recently announced the second in a series of symposia on medical patents.

Doug Norman, president of the Intellectual Property Owners Association, recently called for the government to invest greater resources in intellectual property.

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced new patent reform legislation intended to change the U.S. patent system dramatically.

Some intellectual property infringement cases never make it to trial. When they do, however, the patent holder has a very good chance of winning, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study.

Intellectual property experts at the World Trade Organization are making progress on producing a multilateral geographical indications register for wines and spirits.

The return of Chinese scientists and engineers who have worked abroad may be contributing to the growth of interest in intellectual property in the country, according to a recent whitepaper from law firm Alston & Bird.

Republican congressman Bob Goodlatte was recently selected to serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.