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Recently in Polwood Pty Ltd v Foxworth Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 9, the Full Federal Court had reason to consider the operation of our joint inventorship provisions.

National and regional patent offices in Africa should "embark on intensive capacity building and awareness raising campaigns" and African nations should "enhance their role as custodians of the governance of Africa's indigenous knowledge and traditional artefacts by enforcing protection laws related to IPRs".

Brazil: The Brazilian government has proposed a new bill aimed at protecting the country's traditional knowledge and genetic resources. The legislation would include new rules on benefit sharing of genetic resources and their by-products, and would provide for penalties in the case of irregular access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge, among other provisions.

Interview: As Microsoft's global vice-president of IP and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez plays an integral role in protecting the company's IP rights

A court in Taipei has overturned a decision by the local IP office to grant compulsory licences to a Taiwanese company for five patents owned by Philips

Managing IP unveils the results of part three of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, in this issue we list the leading firms for copyright work in 16 of the world's most important IP markets

Dr Huang Hui and Paul Ranjard of Wan Hui Da compare the Third Revision of the Trademark Law to recent EU legislation

Good strategies bring a wealth of benefits. Jay Sha explains how to build solid portfolios for a global market

The decision by the United States Trade Representative to launch two cases against China at the WTO after accusing the country of failing to comply with its enforcement obligations under the TRIPs Agreement has dominated coverage of IP in China over the past 12 months. In October last year USPTO Commissioner Jon Dudas admitted the case had hurt ties with China, saying "we've seen increased cooperation in some areas but we've seen cooperation in other areas slow". Elsewhere, a high-profile spat between French food maker Danone and Chinese drinks maker and joint venture partner Wahaha over the rights to the Wahaha brand hit the headlines.

The first regulation of trade marks in Turkish law, the Alamet-i Farika Regulations, was made during the Ottoman Empire in 1871. Although it was followed by many other regulations and several amendments before and after the republic, the biggest step forward was taken after the foundation of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) with the enactment of the present law in 1995.