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Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

There were 23 Americans on our MIP 50 list of the most influential people in IP, published in last month's issue. But, judging from readers' responses, that was not enough.

Since July 1 2003, the European Patent Office has started a new pilot project which may be of interest to a large number of applicants.

Criminal procedures can be an effective means of taking action against counterfeiters. Steven Bazerman and Jason Drangel examine the opportunities for rights owners at federal and state level in the US

On July 24 2003 the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) issued the new Implementing Measures for Administrative Penalties on Copyright Infringement, effective September 1 2003, to replace the earlier measures issued in 1997. The Measures aim to make the provisions consistent with those of the new Copyright Law and Copyright Implementing Regulations which underwent substantial amendments in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Moreover, they supplement the Law and the Implementing Regulations so as to make them more operable when it comes to administrative enforcement of copyright. The major changes are as follows.

Draft legislation will revamp Australia's designs law. But it may not achieve its twin aims of making registration tougher and strengthening enforcement, argue Jamie Nettleton and Lydia Santoso

Microsoft has taken two hard-loading cases to the Thai Supreme Court in recent years. It lost the first but won the second. The lesson is that copyright owners may have to work harder to prove infringement, explain Edward Kelly and Parichart Jaravigit

Commissioner James Rogan has proposed fundamental changes to patent examination in the US. Stephen Becker examines the main elements of Rogan's Strategic Plan, and asks what impact it will have on applicants

Where to litigate and how to collect evidence are two of the more important issues for a party in a patent infringement action in China. In the first of a two-part article, Gordon Gao explains how to avoid mistakes

? Australia: The government has published four issues papers dealing with its review of the Digital Agenda copyright reforms. Philips Fox, the law firm, is carrying out the review on behalf of the attorney-general's department.