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As patents become a cornerstone of world business, systems are under strain and attorneys are facing unprecedented challenges. How will the world cope? James Nurton and Tabitha Parker report

Authur Fisher, vice president, IP law, Nortel Networks

The Registered Designs Bill was introduced in Parliament on June 30 2000 and subsequently passed on August 25 2000 as the Industrial Designs Act 2000 ("the new Act" ) . The Implementing Rules however have yet to be published.

Australia A L 1 (3) Griffith Hack Solicitors/Griffith Hack Sydney ? ? 2 (1) Davies Collison Cave/Davies Collison Cave Solicitors Sydney ? ? 3 (2) Spruson & Ferguson/Sprusons Solicitors Sydney ? ? 4 (7) Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick Melbourne 5 (5) Watermark Hawthorn ? 6 (6) Freehills/Freehills Carter Smith Beadle Melbourne ? ? 7 (4) McMaster Oberin Arthur Robinson Hedderwicks/Arthur Robinson &Hedderwicks Melbourne ? ? 8 (-) Callinan Lawrie Kew ? 9 (-) Blake Dawson Waldron Melbourne ? 10 (-) Wray & Associates Perth ?

Austria A L 1 (2) Dr Thomas M Haffner Vienna ? 2 (3) Patnentwalte Kliment Vienna ? 3 (1) Sonn Pawloy Weinzinger & Wolfram Vienna ? 4 (-) DI Berger Vienna ? 5 (4) Kopecky & Schwarz Vienna ?

The Law no 255 on the protection of new plant varieties entered in force on April 1 1999. This law provided for a system of protection of new plant varieties based on variety patents and it repealed the provisions on plant varieties enclosed in the Law no 64/1991 on patents of inventions.

Africa

As investment into Latin America increases, protecting famous trade marks becomes more important. Tony Ferguson compares the protection available in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Chile

Canada A L 1 (1) Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh & Co Ottawa ? ? 2 (2) Gowling Lafleur Henderson Ottawa ? ? 3 (5) Ridout & Maybee Toronto ? ? 4 (9) Blake Cassels & Graydon Toronto ? ? 5 (4) Swabey Ogilvy Renault/Ogilvy Renault Montreal ? ? 6 (7) Bereskin & Parr Toronto ? ? 7 (-) MBM & Co Ottawa ? ? 8 (-) MacRae & Co Ottawa ? ? 9 (8) Deeth Williams Wall Toronto ? ? 10 (-) Ade & Company Winnipeg ? ?

South Africa A L 1 (2) Spoor & Fisher Pretoria ? ? 2 (1) Adams & Adams Pretoria ? ? 3 (4) DM Kisch Johannesburg ? ? 4 (3) John & Kernick/Bowman Gilfillan Halfway House ? ? 5 (-) Hahn & Hahn Pretoria ? ?