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The full consequences of granting patents for so-called obvious inventions under the Australian innovation patents system are now being felt. Patent applicants have found that they can place significant hurdles in front of defendants in patent litigation trials. The result is that the scales are now firmly tipped to the advantage of patentees during litigation.

Article 50 of the TRIPs agreement establishes that the judicial authorities shall have the authority to order prompt and effective provisional measures to prevent the infringement of any IP right, and also the authority to adopt provisional measures inaudita altera parte where appropriate, in particular where any delay is likely to cause irreparable harm to the right holder, or where there is a demonstrable risk of evidence being destroyed.

On August 1 2011, the Kenya Standard newspaper reported that the Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has a cunning plan to reduce the time taken to clear imported goods through the Port of Mombasa to three days. Also known as Kilindini, that port serves land-locked neighbours as well as Kenya and is second only to Durban among posts on the east African range. It is actually my home town and the news snippet conjured back the sun, ships and stevedores, the cargoes, cranes and Customs sheds among which I sweated before joining the law. What has all that got to do with intellectual property, I wondered?

On August 1 2011, the Kenya Standard newspaper reported that the Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has a cunning plan to reduce the time taken to clear imported goods through the Port of Mombasa to three days. Also known as Kilindini, that port serves land-locked neighbours as well as Kenya and is second only to Durban among posts on the east African range. It is actually my home town and the news snippet conjured back the sun, ships and stevedores, the cargoes, cranes and Customs sheds among which I sweated before joining the law. What has all that got to do with intellectual property, I wondered?

Vipul N Bhuta and Mayuri N Khobragade of Aditya & Associates set out the provisions relating to jurisdiction in IP in India, and ask whether small companies are at the mercy of multinationals

The only way to handle online copyright infringement is for countries such as India to become harmonised with international frameworks, argue Jatin Trivedi and Nakul Sharedalal of YJ Trivedi & Co

M Yawar Irfan Khan and Bilal Ahsan of United Trademark & Patent Services give practical tips on the best way to protect your trade marks and attack counterfeits

Dedar Singh Gill, Yvonne Tang and Gerald Koh of Drew & Napier explain recent developments in intellectual property law

Diana Matthias of Diageo and Landy Jiang of Rouse tell the story of a counterfeiter in Daxing and the impact his prosecution has on enforcing trade marks

Shwetasree Majumder from Fidus Law Chambers discusses the various interpretations of intermediary liability, and whether a coherent approach to the problem can be found