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On October 1 2009, the Law on Simplification and Modernisation of the Patent Law will enter into force in Germany, and the amendments affect several German acts relating to intellectual property.

On June 22 2009, the Supreme People's Court of China made an announcement aimed at consolidating the jurisdiction of certain types of first instance IP appeal cases to the IP Tribunal of the Beijing no 1 Intermediate People's Court. This new decision came into effect on July 1 2009.

Two years ago the USPTO, academics and some of the biggest companies in the US embraced the peer-to-patent project as a way of tackling mounting patent backlogs. In June the pilot scheme was suspended. So what happens next? Eileen McDermott investigates

Rahul Chaudhry and Sumit Wadhwa, of Lall Lahiri & Salhotra, compare litigation and administrative actions and discuss alternative avenues available

A recent action brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), in which Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP (CPLP) prevailed, demonstrates best practices for approaching ACPA actions. The case, Newport News Holdings Corp v Virtual City Vision, Inc, et al (ED Va 2009), involved NNHC, a women's clothing company that owns trade mark registrations for NEWPORT NEWS. The defendants registered the domain name NEWPORTNEWS.COM and initially used it as a virtual city website, but later transformed the website into one offering women's clothing.

Rakesh Bakshi, associate general counsel of Microsoft India, spoke with Peter Ollier about piracy, politics, software patents and his greatest achievement so far

China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has released a draft set of amendments to the country's Trade Mark Law.

In the light of the global recession, Amit Aswal of Clairvolex provides tips on how to optimise the value of your patent portfolio and pending applications

In the absence of specific regulations, the ownership of inventions made by employees is governed by common law in India. Essenese Obhan and Sumathi Chandrashekaran, of Obhan and Associates in New Delhi, examine what this means for employers and employees

Colonel Krishan Lal Vadehra and Sharad Vadehra, of Kan & Krishme in New Delhi, provide advice for patent applicants in India and review examiners' approaches to what constitutes patentable subject matter