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Anti-counterfeiting agencies have scored some major victories against copyright pirates in the UK. But enforcement remains an uphill struggle, as Ingrid Hering reports

Children mean big business in the world of toys, books and clothes merchandising. Ingrid Hering visited the headquarters of Fox Kids Europe to investigate how its licensing strategy works

The insurance industry has dragged its feet over IP risk management but things are changing rapidly, explains Robert Chase

The ECJ’s ruling in Philips v Remington has dealt a blow to trade mark owners hoping to register shape marks in Europe. Chris McLeod examines the decision

The heated debate intensifies over how far geographical indication protection should go. Bruce J MacPherson sheds light on the consequences for brand owners and outlines the INTA proposal solution on how how to avoid a collision between GIs and TMs

Howard Coble is a congressman in the United States House of Representatives and has been chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property since 1994. He is a Republican and represents North Carolina. Blaine Merritt has been chief counsel of the subcommittee since February 2000.

New plant variety protection legislation favours breeders over farmers, say protestors. Irrespective of the arguments, the first-to-file rule means you must to move quickly to secure your rights, argue Chris Lim and Rommel Casis

In the first case of its type since the new Patent Act, a patent has been struck out on the basis of a premature sale. Adrian Zahl examines the implications of the decision for patentees in Canada

On June 20 2002 the Polish Parliament approved revisions to the Industrial Property Law. The revisions came into effect on August 4 2002. Information about the revisions was published on July 20 2002 in the Official Law Gazette No 113 item 983.

On May 22 this year, the US Supreme Court decided the most eagerly-awaited patent case in many years, Festo v SMC. The case addresses a key issue for patent holders: what protection is available under the doctrine of equivalents. But was the decision as important as many people have claimed? What effect will it have for patent applicants and litigants in the US? And what impact will it have on the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit and district courts? MIP invited six senior IP practitioners in the US to a round table discussion, held at the Washington DC offices of Finnegan Henderson, to discuss the implications of the Festo decision, as well as other recent patent cases. James Nurton moderated the discussion