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Stéphanie Bodoni, London

A climax was reached a year ago when China upgraded all her IP laws and joined the WTO. What’s next? An anti-climatic halt of her commitments to IP rights protection, or a persistent continuation of her past efforts? Shirley Kwok, of Vivien Chan & Co, explains

The Gutnick decision regarding internet defamation has implications for Australian trade mark law. As a result, owners of Australian-registered trade marks may be able to get relief against infringement on the net. That could be possible even if uploading takes place outside Australia, explain Jim Dwyer and Marina Lloyd Jones

Brand owners in the Netherlands can obtain trade marks using the Benelux, European or international systems. Michel Rorai and Frank Bouman of Arnold + Siedsma explain what protection is available

Australia has a sophisticated system of trade mark protection. But changes are on the way in 2003, arising out of the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, warn Trevor Stevens and Michael Wolnizer of Davies Collison Cave

The burden of proof no longer falls squarely on the shoulders of importers and retailers in parallel import disputes, Europe's highest court has declared.

Today, the vast majority of national patents pending in the European countries have evolved from patents granted by the European Patent Office. Even if the validity of such a patent has been confirmed in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office, it can still be attacked in nullity proceedings before the national patent authorities. In national invalidation proceedings, any differences between the European Patent Office and the national authorities with respect to the interpretation of the basic standards for patentability might turn into a trap for the patent owner.

Proving registration in bad faith is not enough to retrieve a domain name. Trade mark owners must also show that the name was used in bad faith, which includes non-use, argues Philippe Rodhain

Recent closures of several IP boutiques reveal they are increasingly vulnerable to the advances of general practice firms. Or are they? Sam Mamudi investigates

Alice Turinas and Bart Showalter compare data protection regulations in the US and Europe and reveal some of the pitfalls that await companies doing business internationally