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  • Italy has introduced a raft of new laws to comply with the EU Directive on unfair practice. Paolo Bertoni and Marco Montesano of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer explain how this will help the good practitioners
  • Italy has introduced legislation to comply with the TRIPs agreement. Donatella Prandin and Simone Verducci Galletti of Bugnion explain why the reforms will make it easier to prosecute infringers
  • On December 13, the first overhaul of the European Patent Convention since it was drafted in 1973, comes into force
  • International: The executive committee of FICPI, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, has backed a resolution in support of their clients' right to file divisional applications when prosecuting patents. The committee also called for more measures to be taken to strengthen the patent attorney profession, including providing a legally-protected title for qualified patent attorneys and the publication of an official register of qualified attorneys.
  • Canada: Judges at Canada's Federal Court are taking a tough stance against repeat counterfeiters who refuse to observe legal orders, after two famous IP owners scored victories and won substantial damages. On November 14 a judge awarded LV more than C$263,000 for trade mark and copyright infringement. Earlier in the month Microsoft won a series of interlocutory injunctions against Carmelo Cerrelli, a convicted seller of counterfeit software.
  • Copyright has not always proven an effective tool for fashion designers in the US. But, explain Peter Fields and Kristen McCallion, design patents and trade marks are viable alternatives
  • The president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, launched a national innovation strategy on Monday, coining the term "Filipinnovation" to describe the project
  • Nokia's Tim Frain brings to the presidency of TMPDF battle scars from the debate over the CII directive. James Nurton spoke to him about patent policy, phone standards and the IP triangle
  • 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