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India is yet to become fully TRIPs-compliant, at least when it comes to obligations relating to data protection under Article 39.3 of the TRIPs Agreement. Article 39.3 requires India to provide protection against unfair commercial use of undisclosed test data submitted by pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical companies for the purposes of obtaining marketing approval.

The success of several blue-chip companies in licensing their IP portfolios has made executives alert to the benefits of IP commercialization. But, say Don Davis and David Crawford, there are steps you need to take before you can be thinking of matching these corporate leaders

Licensing arrangements provide the ability for a trade mark owner to generate revenue and capitalize on the reputation of their brands. The relationship between a licensor and licensee is, in many ways, an interdependent one. Therefore, trade mark owners carefully select licensing partners based on their reputation for quality and business acumen to ensure that the integrity of the licensor's valuable proprietary rights will be protected. Given the importance of this unique business relationship, licensors typically include language in their licensing agreements that requires the licensor's consent prior to any assignment by a licensee of the licensed rights and obligations.

MIP Brand Management Forum 2006, Great Eastern Hotel, London, UK, March 28 – 29.

Product piracy now threatens nearly every industry. Susanne Koch and Richard Dissmann of Bird & Bird examine the different means of dealing with the problem in Germany

As president of the German Federal Patent Court, Dr Hans-Georg Landfermann oversees decisions affecting the validity of all patents registered in Germany. Ben Moshinsky spoke to him about the role of the court and the future of European litigation

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

James Nurton, London

The recent case of Schering-Plough v Norbrook (Schering-Plough Ltd v Norbrook Laboratories Ltd [2005] EWHC 2532) provides a useful summary of the law on obviousness, particularly the scope of the "obvious to try" test.

According to Turkish Patent Decree Law, a patentee is obliged to put to use/work the invention under patent protection and file a certified document to the Turkish Patent Institute within three years from the date when the patent was granted. Otherwise any interested person may request that a compulsory licence be granted.