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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.

Can IP owners take action against landlords who allow counterfeits to be sold on their premises? Reports from seven jurisdictions

Indonesia's Supreme Court decided three much-anticipated IP cases in 2007. Lisa Yong and Zain Adnan explain what the decisions mean for rights holders in the country

Proposed amendments to China's patent and trade mark laws have caused much debate over the past month. Peter Ollier analyzes what is at stake

Using country names or emblems can lend authority to a marketing strategy. Jean-Michel Jost examines what is permitted in Switzerland, the UK and EU

A recent (February 12 2007) judgment of Commercial Court 4 in Barcelona makes an interesting contribution to two issues: imitation and the requirements for imitation to be unlawful.

Irish Stock Exchange Ltd's Application Case R 1604/2006, OHIM (Second Board of Appeal) [2007] ETMR 75 concerned an appeal against the refusal of an application for registration as a Community trade mark of the mark Alternative Securities Market in classes 16 and 36. Despite the fact that the mark had already been registered in Ireland, its registration as a CTM was refused on absolute grounds (Articles 7(1)(b) & (c ), and 7(2), Council Regulation 40/94) because the words lacked distinctive character, and were descriptive.

Ondex Pte Ltd, a local anime distributor in Singapore, filed separate suits against the local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) SingNet, Starhub and Pacific Internet, requiring them to reveal information on the identities of customers alleged to have illegally downloaded popular Japanese anime titles that Odex imported. Odex alleged that a substantial number of illegal downloads had been made in Singapore over the past 10 months, causing their sales to plunge dramatically.

On January 1 2008 Norway will become a member of the European Patent Organization, which will then comprise in total 33 member states and five extension states. Norway can thus be designated in EP applications filed on or after January 1 2008.

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world’s first recorded patent in 1449