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Secretive negotiations are underway for an international anti-counterfeiting deal. But what will ACTA mean for Europe? Marlous Stal-Hilders of Nederlandsch Octrooibureau explains

Jef Vandekerckhove, vice-president and country manager Europe for Philips Intellectual Property and Standards headquartered in the Netherlands, shares his anti-counterfeiting tips

The ITC is an independent, quasi-judicial federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. The ITC adjudicates, among other things, cases involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights. Most often, ITC investigations involve claims regarding IP rights including allegations of patent and/or trade mark infringement by imported goods. Other forms of unfair competition may include misappropriation of trade secrets, trade dress infringement, passing off, false advertising and violations of antitrust.

Counterfeiters often use Mexico as a gateway to Central and Latin America. So stopping fakes both at the border and inside the country can be very cost effective. Sergio Rangel of Olivares & Cia outlines the best strategies

Understanding Chinese law on evidence is crucial to winning a lawsuit. Huang Hui, Zhang Shuhua and Xia Zhize of Wanhuida provide a guide to the rules

China’s amended patent law came into effect on October 1 2009. Wu Lili of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office provides an outline of the most important changes

Peter Ollier talks to Lu Guoqiang about his work as director-general of the Shanghai IP Administration and how local and national authorities are cooperating to protect IP during the World Expo

It took six months and 20 rounds of voting but the Administrative Council of the EPO last month finally chose a successor to out-going president Alison Brimelow

Use of the internet is increasing rapidly in China. Cedric Lam, Janet Wong and Grace Wong of Dorsey & Whitney explain how the country’s IP system is developing to protect copyright online

There are two routes to obtaining well-known trade mark protection in China. Qiang Ma of Unitalen Attorneys at Law explains how the system works, and why reform is needed