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The internet has changed the way we do business. We size up our holiday options in our lunch breaks, select our Christmas gifts online without moving from our seats and communicate with friends and associates by e-mail to plan weekend events and corporate deals. Ours is a digital age, and today's business must harness the capabilities of the internet if it is to succeed in both global and local markets. IP practices are no exception, but while IP firms have not been slow to follow the digital trends in terms of marketing their services, the same cannot always be said for the software they use to support their work.

The topic of whether rights owners or consumers should take priority in the case of technological anti-copying protection devices on CDs or DVDs has been the cause of a hot debate in Italy for some time. Matteo Orsingher, Paolo Bertoni and Fabrizio Sanna of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer examine the law and the possible outcome

Dubai recently served as one of the main locations for the shooting of Syriana - the first Hollywood production shot in the UAE. In recent years, many more such developments pointing toward a further opening up of the region have taken place in the media and entertainment industries, says Mark Hill of The Rights Lawyers

In the international discussions on the future of an international GI system, Italian food and wine producers are at the forefront of lobbying in favour of extended GI protection - none more so than the producers of two of Italy's best-known products, Parma ham and Parmesan cheese. Stéphanie Bodoni spoke to Federico de Simoni of Prosciutto di Parma, and Giorgio Bocedi, for Parmigiano Reggiano

Ben Moshinsky, London

Kuwait has for the past two years featured on the priority watch list of the USTR's Special 301 list, as one of several countries failing to protect IP owners' rights. But this is all about to change, says Abdullah Khalid Al-Ayoub of Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates

In recent years, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has adopted some strict trade mark examination criteria, concerning not only likelihood of confusion but also trade mark distinctiveness.

On October 1 2005 the latest sections of the Patents Act 2004 (the Act) came into force. The implemented provisions include changes to the periods allowed for payment of renewal fees, changes to the circumstances in which an order for security for costs can be made in proceedings before the comptroller, and clarification of the rights of patent owners and co-owners in applying for amendment or revocation of a patent.

The last 12 months have seen some key legislative changes and important legal rulings that will have a profound effect on Australia's IT and communications industry. David Webber and Alistair Smith of Davies Collison Cave explain more

The revised Patent Act, which has significantly amended Korea's compulsory licensing system, will come into force on December 1 2005. The Presidential Decree, which regulates the details of the revised Act has been made public and will also take effect on the same date.