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  • In September 2004 the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) appointed Mark Cohen, a long-time China specialist and attorney-adviser in its office of enforcement, to serve as its first intellectual property attaché to the US Embassy in Beijing. The unusual step showed the level of concern within the US administration about the way intellectual property rights are protected in China and its determination to improve the situation. MIP asked Cohen about the challenges he faces
  • President George W Bush's November reelection and the Republicans' victory in Congress have set the course for US policy over the next four years. Sam Mamudi examines what the future holds for IP owners Plus: Jon Dudas on what's in store at the USPTO
  • Italy is seen as a hotbed for IP infringements and one of the slowest jurisdictions for court proceedings. But not for much longer, say Micaela Modiano and Andrea Damonti of Modiano, after recent changes to Italian IP rules introduced a more efficient enforcement system
  • Italy is a hotbed for piracy and counterfeiting. Francesco Terrano and Donatella Prandin of Bugnion examine the options available to IP owners to avoid damaging losses from infringements
  • Gabriel Cuonzo of Trevisan & Cuonzo examines how Italy's litigation landscape has changed after the death of the Italian torpedo and how legal changes could revamp the country's image on the European litigation scene
  • The US and the EU - two of the world's largest regions - have joined the Madrid Protocol. But a gaping hole stands out on the system's world map - Latin America. Natan Baril, legal counsel at the Boticário Group, gives Stéphanie Bodoni the view of one of the largest trade mark owners in Brazil
  • Blogs are taking over the web, and becoming a useful source of news and gossip on IP developments. James Nurton tracks down the bloggers and profiles 10 indispensable sites
  • Singapore's copyright law changes radically extend the rights of IP owners in the country. As Sheena Jacob reports, the measures that Singapore accepted as part of a free trade deal with the US could set a benchmark for standards in the region
  • Courts in Beijing have recently ordered infringers to pay substantial damages. For example, in the case of Yu Sheng Tang (Yi Zhong Ming Chu 276, September 20 2004) the Beijing No 1 Intermediary People's Court held that the defendants had infringed the 400-year-old trade mark Yu Sheng Tang (in Chinese characters). It ordered them to cease infringement and to pay damages of Rmb5 million ($625,000).
  • In two landmark cases, the UK's House of Lords has tackled some of the fundamentals of English patent law. Alan Johnson, Alex Wilson and Ewan Nettleton review the Lords' findings and their implications for patent owners in Europe