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Emma Barraclough, London

Over the past five years, trade mark applications before the Turkish Patent Institute have almost doubled, reaching 72,633 in 2007 (see figure 1).

Among non-registrable designations the Russian Trade Mark Law operative until January 1 2008 (and possibly the laws of the other countries) mentions the official names and images of exceptionally valuable cultural heritage objects of the Russian Federation. In this regard it is interesting to study a recent decision of the Chamber of Patent Disputes of the Russian PTO. The case concerns the cancellation of the Russian word trade mark Baikal, registration number 297,460. Baikal is a lake in Siberia characterized by exceptional natural properties. It is a unique ecological system and a UNESCO world natural heritage site. UNESCO has a catalogue of the World Cultural Heritage and also issued Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention.

The trade in counterfeits is on the increase and therefore causing problems for companies across industries. In order to stop the sale of counterfeits, companies are faced with the challenge of finding the most effective and cost-efficient measures to protect their products.

Eileen McDermott, New York and James Nurton, London

Emma Barraclough, London

A new Index, developed by Taylor Wessing, rates IP protection in different countries. Roland Mallinson introduces the Index and examines some of the findings

Managing IP held its first North America awards ceremony last month, with 150 people attending a black tie dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown Washington DC

• Luxembourg: Trade mark owners could benefit from broader protection as a result of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in a dispute over the adidas three-stripe trade mark. Last month the ECJ said the requirement that certain signs should remain available to third parties cannot in general be taken into account when assessing the scope of the exclusive rights provided by a trade mark.

Managing IP's third annual Awards Dinner was held at Claridge's in London last month, with more than 250 guests coming from as far away as Brazil, Korea, Australia, South Africa and Turkey