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Like many other countries, Belgium has adopted some interesting measures for cutting taxes on patent income for corporations in order to promote innovation.

In a recent judgment the Austrian Supreme Court had to decide a case on knives that were protected as registered Community designs. These knives were sold in sets consisting of 11 knives, where the knives were packed in two layers of five and six such that when the cover of the package was taken away all of the handles of the knives could be seen. The infringement of the registered Community design was a clear-cut case and was not even appealed to the Supreme Court by the defendant.

In 2002, Australia introduced a grace period provision which was modelled on the US style grace period to provide a 12 month prior publication or use right by the patentee before filing a complete patent application.

A trade mark consists of any distinctive mark, symbol, or device affixed by a manufacturer to the goods he produces, or used in connection with the services rendered with the purpose of identifying such goods or services in the market.

The Uganda Registrar General announced on June 10 2009 that the Nice Classification, 9th edition must be used. Some practitioners concluded that service mark applications could be filed and sundry news items appeared to that effect. However, discussion with the authorities confirmed that the 1952 law would have to be amended to provide for service marks and, accordingly, that the Registry is not yet open for them.

Our company launched a new product last year but we have since discovered that a leading supermarket is selling an own brand version that looks very similar. What should we do?

Demand for patents over so-called green business methods is rising, just as standards of patent eligibility in the US have been significantly narrowed. Joseph Helmsen and Ritu Singh explain how to draft claims to meet the new test

Sidharth Chopra and J Sai Deepak of Saikrishna & Associates reflect on a busy year in India's courts, which will have ramifications for patent, trade mark and copyright owners

Pravin Anand and Dhruv Anand of Anand and Anand examine how IP has evolved in India over the past 30 years, focusing on legislation, the courts and other bodies, press coverage, teaching and training

For the past few months, the Thai government has been taking aggressive actions against counterfeiting and piracy. Partly as an attempt to reclassify Thailand from the USTR's Priority Watch List to the Watch List and partly in response to concerns expressed by trade mark owners and the film and music industries, government authorities have been formulating new policies and strategies on IP and implementing them in a cohesive fashion. This has included a wave of seizures during the first three months of this year, a new programme encouraging informants to lead authorities to major counterfeiters and public education campaigns.