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IBM has become the first company to be issued more than 4,000 US patents in one year

• Film companies test ISP liability A coalition of Australian film makers has launched a case against internet service provider iiNet that will test liability for online copyright infringement in Australia. The coalition is claiming that iiNet did not take enough action to prevent its users from illegally sharing, copying and transmitting films and TV shows such as Ocean's 13, Prison Break and Bones over BitTorrent networks, despite being presented with evidence by the companies. Michael Williams of Gilbert + Tobin is acting for the copyright owners.

Two disputes before the Delhi High Court have raised the issue of patent linkage between the India Patent Office and the Office of the Drug Controller General of India

Author Andrew Keen described existing business models of selling books and music online as "essentially dead" last month

The introduction of absolute novelty and a system requiring companies in China to seek permission from SIPO before filing abroad are among patent amendments approved in China

The Recording Industry Association of America is to halt its campaign against peer-to-peer file sharers in favour of a new and perhaps equally controversial tactic

When the Federal Circuit granted TS Tech USA Corporation's petition seeking transfer of its case out of the Eastern District of Texas at the end of December, patent plaintiffs around the globe collectively gasped. Eileen McDermott reports

The Czech Arbitration Court last month launched a pilot programme enabling brand owners to file UDRP complaints online

Many brand owners risk counterfeiting in Russia. While the authorities can help prosecute infringers, explain Daria Ermolina and Nikita Rodionov, obtaining damages is down to you

Trade marks can be an effective way to protect products and packaging. Mark Shillito and Heather Newton consider what Community trade mark law has to offer