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  • The Commercial Court of Lisbon, the main Portuguese court dealing with patent matters, has recently handed down a decision, backed up after appeal by the Appeal Court of Lisbon, that is a serious warning about the quality of translations filed for the validation of European patents as a literal interpretation of bad translated claims can affect the scope of the protection.
  • The Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet), which administers top-level .hr domains, has introduced a new draft entitled Regulations Regarding the Organization of Top-Level "hr" Internet Domains and the Principles of Managing the Top-Level "hr" Domain. The new Draft will replace existing Regulations when it enters into force on January 1 2007.
  • With high levels of piracy across Asia, protecting IP in the region remains complicated. Satellite TV company Star began broadcasting in 1991 with five channels and now reaches 300 million viewers across the continent. Peter Ollier looks at how the company's in-house team protects its IP assets
  • As part of Iran's obligations under the Paris Convention, the Iranian courts have consistently discouraged hijacking of well-known trade marks. Even where the marks are not well known, the courts have consistently held in favour of marks that emerge from one of the Paris Convention countries and have prior international (outside Iran) use of the mark.
  • As competition for consumers' money increases, brand identity is becoming increasingly important for banks. Peter Ollier investigates how Standard Chartered, a bank with a strong presence in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, is at the forefront of brand development and IP management in the financial sector
  • Multiplayer online games are one of the biggest growth areas on the internet. J Michael Monahan says that, while these games pose new challenges for IP owners, infringement should be treated as seriously as in the real world
  • More and more IP owners are heading to the Chinese courts to enforce their rights. But complex rules on evidence and procedure can quickly entangle plaintiffs and their lawyers. Judy Chan and Ross Parsonage explain how to ensure your IP portfolio is litigation-ready
  • A new index measures the strength of IP protection for the IT industry in 10 key markets. Meir Perez Pugatch explains how the index was compiled, and discusses some of the findings
  • The ECJ has failed to clear confusion over the Dutch approach to cross-border patent litigation. By Peter Hendrick and Bas Berghuis van Woortman of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • 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