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Malcolm Royal, president, International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys

Vladimir Anohin and Victoria Streltsova of Agency Tria Robit in Riga analyze the development of IP enforcement in Latvia, and examine some cases where owners of famous marks have enforced their rights

Ingrid Hering, London

In a record year for the UK Patent Office, Korean conglomerate Samsung secured the most UK patents, ahead of Motorola and NEC.

The Japanese Supreme Court has demonstrated its willingness to give broader protection for famous marks like Polo. John Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto examine the decision

A new law is to be introduced in the UK for registered designs applied for after October 28 2001. The Registered Designs Regulations 2001 (RDR), currently before parliament, amend the Registered Designs Act 1949 (RDA) in order to give effect to EC Directive 98/71 on the legal protection of designs. The aim of this Directive is to harmonize certain aspects of national registered design law within the European community. The United Kingdom and all other European member states are required to bring their national laws into line with the Directive by October 28 2001.

Interview: Marybeth Peters, US Copyright Office Ingrid Hering asks the Register of US Copyright Office about the challenges posed by the internet and digital technology

Europe's highest court has set back Dutch company Libertel's bid to register the colour orange for its telecommunications business in a decision on May 6.

A case that will decide how to calculate the length of patent protection for new medicines in the EU has been referred to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.

Pravin Anand, of Anand and Anand in Delhi, examines the latest trends in litigation in India and suggest some remedies for the current problems