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Brand owners confront counterfeiting threat International trade mark owners are persisting in making counterfeiting a national issue in China. Their comprehensive approach to the problem is having an impact with influential politicians, reports Ralph Cunningham

Judicial protection of patent rights Amended IP laws and regulations in China have increased the opportunities for rights owners to enforce their patents. Zhongqi Zhou, of CCPIT, argues that the new framework provides a strong foundation for enforcement in the courts

Patent practitioners in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are grappling with the boom in new technologies. Ingrid Hering investigates how attorneys, patent offices and courts are coping with the new challenges

The European Patent Office leads the world in the online services that it offers to its users. Véronique Rogier, epoline communications manager, explains how to make the most of the system

The Registered Designs Bill was introduced in Parliament on June 30 2000 and subsequently passed on August 25 2000 as the Industrial Designs Act 2000 ("the new Act" ) . The Implementing Rules however have yet to be published.

The Internet is the latest technological battleground in the competition between Asia’s IP firms.

Generic companies around the world are enjoying extended rights to test drugs pre-patent expiry

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

The following is an extract from the Romanian Government IP Strategy.

As from January 1 2004 essential changes will be introduced in the Polish structure of jurisdiction and two Acts will come into force - the Act on the Structure of Common Courts of Law and the Act on Administrative Procedure. Administrative jurisdiction will be a two-tiered one. Up to now the only court in control of administrative issues has been the Supreme Administrative Court. As from next year there will also be regional administrative courts. The necessity to introduce two-tiered administrative jurisdiction derives from the provisions of the new Constitution of the Republic of Poland adopted in 1997. These legal changes will exert substantial influence on issues related to industrial property protection in Poland, including trade marks. Along with these Acts entering into force, the Law on Industrial Property that applies, among others, to trade mark protection will also change.