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Patent owners should be aware of the limitations regarding amending patent claims in the former Soviet Union. Antti Papula, of Nevinpat in Helsinki, examines the rules in Russia and the CIS

Mexico has now substantially liberalized its anti-trust regime. Oscar M Becerril of Becerril, Coca & Becerril, SC in Mexico City, explains how the licensing laws affect patent owners

Remco EP de Ranitz and Michiel Rijsdijk of Arnold & Siedsma in The Hague, provide an overview of the latest developments in patent litigation in the Netherlands

In today’s fast-moving markets, successful new products and services are the key to success. And securing patents is an essential element of product and process development. But how do you avoid patent infringement? Are you wasting valuable research funds on products already protected by patents? Could you be missing out on lucrative licensing opportunities?

Protection against domain name pirates has taken a great leap forward with the US Anticybersquatting Act and ICANN’s new arbitration policy. Richard Lehv and Ronald E Wiggins say life should be a lot tougher for cybersquatters now

If a major corporation appends its famous house mark to a registered mark owned by another party, is there a conflict? In the appeal case of Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd, the Full Federal of Australia, by a margin of two to one, allowed an application for WOOLWORTHS METRO to be accepted, notwithstanding several earlier METRO marks each of which related to similar goods or services. The Court, at trial and appeal, rejected the Registrar's contention that the marks were deceptively similar.

In a final report on March 17, the WTO has given its ruling on claims brought by the EU against Canada's patent regime.

Recently, as part of the national drive towards becoming a regional IT and e-learning hub, a research and education centre at the National University of Singapore known as the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) launched what it claims to be the world´ s first virtual institute. The ISS took about one and a half years to develop the necessary software. It is intended that the virtual institute will serve, among other things, to re-train graduates for the growing infocomm industry. Plans are also being made to offer courses to local students and to provide courses in languages other than English for students in other countries in the region.

Helen Papaconstantinou, of Dr Helen Papaconstantinou and Associates in Athens, explains how to make the most of licensing opportunities in Greece

Patent rights require that enforcement be swift and efficient. Carlos Octavio Mitelman, of Obligado & Cia Lda in Buenos Aires, explains how the law in Argentina fulfils these criteria