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V&S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag (V&S), the owner of the Absolut trade mark, one of the most well-known and reputed brands in the world for spirits and luxury goods, filed a civil suit in India against Bangalore based pharmaceutical company Pharmed and one of its subsidiaries (Pharmed) for infringing, passing off and diluting its well-known trade mark Absolut in India. V&S came to know about the said infringement in early 2007 through Pharmed's website, where it was displaying and offering for sale anti-oxidant capsules and syrups under an identical mark. V&S immediately notified Pharmed of the infringement and misuse of its well-known mark and requested that it immediately cease and desist such infringing acts.

China's new Patent Law was passed by the Standing Committee of the People Congress on December 27 2008 and will become effective on October 1 2009.

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

Managing IP presents the first part of its annual survey, ranking the leading firms for patent work in 70 jurisdictions

• 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.

Giving out promotional items does not amount to making genuine use of a trade mark in the class covering those items, the ECJ ruled last month

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

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

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

Corporate defendants face an uphill battle in patent infringement cases - but not for the reasons their lawyers usually cite. Chuck Kauffman and Casey Anderson explain