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Law firms and patent and trade mark agencies are reporting record levels of demand from IP clients. Managing IP published a list of the largest practices across the globe in its September 2007 issue. The tables for the US and Canada are reprinted here

Managing IP spoke to the UK's new minister for IP, Lord Triesman, to discuss the role of the IP Office, upholding the public domain and how to make the UK fake-free

The reduction of fees for European trade mark registrations may seem attractive at first glance, but in the long term will be bad for businesses. A sharp reduction in rates will lead to a Europe-wide flood of trade mark registrations, which will make it almost impossible to find a name that is still 'free' in the future. It will also lead to many costly legal conflicts.

Ethiopia's success in trade marking its coffee has encouraged more countries to consider IP protection for assets previously considered commodities

The authorities now have more powers to prosecute traders of fake goods

Managing IP, in association with Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, gathered together representatives of the different views on patent reform in the US to discuss the major changes planned, and the impact they will have on IP owners and applicants

On August 6 2007, the Intellectual Property Office of Taiwan implemented an overhaul of the standards related to the examination of biotech inventions.

Intel is a familiar word not only outside but also inside Russia due to a full scale invasion of computers and computer-related technologies – so much so that some of the registrations that include the word "intel" have been recognized as famous trade marks in Russia.

The National Board of Patents and Registration has recently established a list into which trade marks with a reputation may be entered on application. According to the National Board of Patents and Registration the purpose of the list is to better serve business life, agents and all other circles that need to obtain information about marks with a reputation. The list may also be helpful when conducting preliminary examinations and tests of confusing similarity concerning trade marks. Consequently, the list undoubtedly has a preventive effect on trade mark litigation.

Readers may have heard that Central America and the Dominican Republic last year bought a little over $16 billion in US exports. This sum is more than the United States sells to India, Indonesia, and Russia combined, and is enough to constitute the second largest export market for the US.