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What impact will September's Microsoft ruling have on IP owners in Europe? Helen Davison reports

Last month French politicians finally agreed to ratify the London Agreement. Gwilym Roberts and James Pitchford explain what it means for patent applicants

In the battle to cut demand for fakes, some public education campaigns are more successful that others. LiliAna Andreano assesses the results

James Nurton delves into the world of telecoms standards and patents and provides a guide to the disputes and players in pending litigation

A world of confusion surrounds the most difficult question in patent law: what is obvious? Gordon Harris compares courts' approaches and seeks common ground

The head of Ethiopia's IP Office explains why developing countries should embrace IP rights

Recent damages awards demonstrate that Chinese courts will compensate IP owners for their losses, reports Emma Barraclough

A UN Guide on secured transactions has been changed following concerns about its impact on IP. Ben Goodger provides an inside view of the lobbying campaign

With a backlog of applications threatening to overwhelm examiners, large parts of the patent community furious about its recently implemented rules package and two lawsuits pending against it, the USPTO is facing unprecedented criticism. Eileen McDermott considers why practitioners are angry. Plus: Director Jon Dudas responds to the critics

In tandem with the rapid development of the internet and ever-increasing internet penetration rates worldwide, peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks have drawn significant attention from computer users around the world. However, while the general public enjoys the convenience brought by file-sharing techniques, copyright holders claim that P2P operators, which set up networks or provide computer software that allow subscribers to download and share files without obtaining authorization from the copyright holders, violate the Copyright Act.