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India has long been a jurisdiction filled with opportunity and challenges. While many rights holders seem to have grown increasingly pessimistic in light of some controversial decisions in the past few years especially in patent-related matters, this year may be the start of a change. The election of a new Prime Minister, one who rode a reputation as a business-savvy leader to victory, is one oft-cited reason. Furthermore, several patent decisions in the past year, such as the Aloys Wobben case, have been hailed by some as good decisions that make it easier for patent holders to protect their rights.

Tomotoshi Shimano of Shiga International Patent Office examines the implications of recent High Court decisions relating to the interpretation of ‘working of a patented invention’

Are Australia, New Zealand and the US all heading in the same direction with software patents? David Webber of Davies Collison Cave looks at recent court cases

In the last two decades, intellectual property has steadily grown from being a somewhat esoteric if fascinating niche topic to one that has increasingly attracted the attention of mainstream observers. Legal disputes such as Apple and Samsung's global patent battles have captured the public imagination. Perhaps even more interestingly, government officials and corporate boards are more aware of the value and importance of intellectual property than ever.

After a successful year of adherence to the Madrid Protocol, Vikrant Rana and Ritika Mogha of S.S. Rana & Co. look at how India is becoming an increasingly IP-aware country

Hsiu-Ru Chien and Shih-I Wu of Lee and Li describe jointly-owned patent regulations under the Taiwan Patent Act and court practices in relevant disputes

Ignacio Sapalo and Anne Mariae Jumadla of Sapalo Velez Bundang and Bulilan explain the misconceptions that drugs companies have fostered as a result of the Cheaper Medicines Act

Aminiasi Vulaono and Artika Prasad of Pacific Islands Intellectual Property Services (PIIPS) discuss the challenges faced by developing countries in modernising their IP legislation, and bring us up to date with patent filing changes in Western Samoa

The European Patent Office has launched a project called Early Certainty from Search. The Office’s Vice President Guillaume Minnoye tells James Nurton why it is needed, and explains how it will benefit both applicants and third parties

Everything is set to change in Europe in the next few years, with launch of the Unitary Patent and UPC; the revision of the Trade Marks Directive and CTM Regulation; the harmonisation of trade secrets protection; and the updating of copyright law. This Europe IP Focus includes articles on many of these developments, as well as pressing issues in IP practice in the region.