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Fabrizio Miazzetto examines the issues litigants should consider when bringing proceedings before the new CTM and CD courts in Alicante and discusses the opportunities for rights owners to forum shop in Europe

Patent leader IBM has said that it will provide open access to 500 of its patents to anyone working in the field of open source software.

Emma Barraclough, Hong Kong

Singapore is due to accede to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement during the first half of 2005, in line with the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2004 which came into force on January 1 2005. This will allow Singapore to meet its obligations under the European Free Trade Association-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (ESFTA).

The US Supreme Court’s recent trade mark ruling has broadened the scope of fair use defences that can be used by alleged infringers. But, says Jonathan Moskin, the ruling’s cautious logic also raises questions for trade mark owners to consider

With Vietnam discussing membership of the WTO, the government is already improving the country’s IP regime. Thomas Treutler provides a guide to enforcing IP rights in one of Asia’s fastest growing economies

A recently reported Malaysian High Court decision has demonstrated that the country's courts will make a determination based on the judge's visual impression rather than deferring to the opinion of witnesses on the issue of novelty in designs.

India introduced a product patent regime to meet its TRIPs deadline by promulgating the Patents Ordinance 2004 on December 26. The Ordinance came into force on January 1. This measure, albeit temporary, reflects the government's resolve to meet its WTO obligations. The Indian constitution provides that an Ordinance expires six weeks after Parliament reconvenes, giving it an effective life span of six months. The government now has the unenviable task of facing opposition parties in its efforts to substitute the Ordinance with an Act.

'Generic Tide Is Rising' was a cover story that appeared in the September issue of Chemical & Engineering News in 2002. More and more it is said that the innovative pharmaceutical companies are losing market share, not only because their current blockbusters run out of patent protection, but also because the number of new drugs that should boost the profits of the innovators back to the high levels they are accustomed to is said to be very limited.

The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy has made it easier for trade mark owners to win the rights to contested domain names. Frequent UDRP panellist Mark Partridge shows how victims of cybersquatting can maximize their chances of success