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  • The Federal Court in Wm Wrigley Jr Company v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd ([2005] FCA 1035) produced a sobering reminder of the need to review and amend Australian patent applications based on corresponding foreign applications.
  • Judging what intellectual property a firm should protect, when and to what extent, are all critical questions for any technology-based venture - as the current Blackberry case demonstrates all too well. Stephen Bates reports
  • As part of its bid to enter the WTO, Vietnam has consolidated its confusing maze of IP rules and regulations into a streamlined law that comes into force in the middle of the year. Chris Vale examines what the changes mean for IP owners
  • 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
  • Rules on copyright levies on PCs and other IT devices are not harmonized in Europe. Alexander Duisberg and Fabian Niemann examine the implications of some recent disputes in Germany and compare the scope and level of copyright levies in different countries
  • EU: On February 7, the European Commission took legal action against royalty collector CISAC, accusing it of infringing competition law, saying the refusal to grant licences across multiple countries breached Article 81 of the EU competition treaty. CISAC said this was "a narrow and formalistic approach to the complex issue of the collective management of copyrights in Europe".
  • In the country's latest bid to open up the patent system by offering cheaper, quicker dispute resolution, the UK Patent Office has launched a low-cost opinion service. But, after the first four cases, not everyone is convinced it will solve the problems. James Nurton reports
  • Andrea Lensing-Kramer and Peter Ruess discuss the peculiarities of an efficient yet often unknown tool for protecting intellectual property rights in Germany
  • As president of the German Federal Patent Court, Dr Hans-Georg Landfermann oversees decisions affecting the validity of all patents registered in Germany. Ben Moshinsky spoke to him about the role of the court and the future of European litigation