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On May 22 2003 the Law On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Intellectual Property Protection was adopted. The new Law came into force on June 25 2003, and was passed to harmonize Ukrainian legislation with the provisions of the TRIPs Agreement. It covers a number of legislative innovations including the amendments introduced into special legislation, that is the Law On Protection of Rights in Trade Marks and Service Marks (the Trade Mark Law); the Law On Protection of Rights in Inventions and Utility Models; and others presented into the Codes of Civil and Commercial Procedure of Ukraine.

Alain Coriat and Ricardo Fischer of Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque in Venezuela tackle the misconception that globalization and IP protection is detrimental to developing countries

The EU could accede to the Madrid Protocol within a year, if the Council of Ministers adopts a proposal made last month.

? EU: The European Parliament's September 11 vote on the draft Anti-Piracy Directive was rescheduled for November 4 when Janelly Fourtou, the MEP leading the debate on the Directive, failed to produce her final report on the draft.

Recent decisions by the Argentine courts are encouraging as far as observing patents rights, by making effective the provisional measures discussed in Article 50 of the TRIPs Agreement. Federico A Aulmann from Obligado & Cia examines the matter

The Licensing Executives Society International is where the world's largest licensing groups come together to meet and talk business. The Society's president, Mel Jager, tells Sam Mamudi about making the licensing world smaller

In the recent Festo decision, the Federal Circuit unveiled a new approach to analyzing the doctrine of equivalents and the companion doctrine of prosecution history estoppel. In light of this new approach, Allen R Jensen and Stacy D Lewis provide some guidelines for patentees

Alvaro Cabeza and Paz Martín examine how the Spanish courts have tackled trade mark and copyright disputes involving the internet, and ask what lessons have been learned for rights owners

Stéphanie Bodoni, Luxembourg

In 1974, the office of the United States Trade Representative was mandated to identify and pursue countries which did not offer adequate protection to US right owners.