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  • Software piracy: Vietnam and Zimbabwe had the highest software piracy rates in the world last year, at 90%, according to the annual Business Software Alliance/IDC piracy study. But piracy rates in Russia and China fell. Globally, piracy cost the software industry $34 billion, according to the Alliance (see charts).
  • Well established as an offshore financial centre, the island of Guernsey is now looking to attract IP owners with a series of new laws. James Nurton reports
  • On May 25 2006, the South African Minister of Trade and Industry published a notice in the Government Gazette, designating the 2010 FIFA World Cup as a protected event in terms of Section 15A of the South African Merchandise Marks Act. This protection will remain in force from the date of publication of the notice until six calendar months have elapsed after the commencement of the World Cup event.
  • Katie Kuiydong Lee and Peter K Paik review the standards of patentability for selection inventions in Korea in the light of recent court decisions
  • A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449
  • The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has affirmed the high threshold that applies to three-dimensional trade marks in Europe, after rejecting two attempts by the maker of Werther's Original sweets to obtain a Community trade mark for the shape of the sweets and their wrapper.
  • Fifteen brand owners removed more than £60,000 worth of goods and closed down nearly 5,000 auction sites on eBay in just one day last month.
  • The Canon ink cartridge case examines how the exhaustion theory should be applied to recycled products. Yoshinari Kishimoto of Sughrue Mion outlines the case and compares Japan's approach to that of the US
  • Justine Henin-Hardenne wears adidas Tennis players at Wimbledon and the US Open can wear clothes featuring the distinctive adidas three-stripes design, thanks to an injunction granted by an English High Court judge last month.
  • On April 26 the European Commission responsible for Justice, Safety and Liberty presented a proposal for a directive aimed at strengthening the fight against counterfeits.