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Sam Mamudi, New York

Emma Barraclough, Hong Kong

Several journalism incidents over the summer have left a big question mark as to where the line is drawn in relation to freedom of the press in the UAE. Early in June, a female reporter for a prominent daily English newspaper was on her way to Greece when she was stopped at the airport and informed that there was a warrant for her arrest. The warrant was prompted by an article she had written in February about a man who was reportedly slashing women in the nearby Emirate of Sharjah. The police said a victim had raised a complaint against the reporter but it soon became clear that the arrest was made by the Sharjah police who later contended that her article may have helped the attacker escape by alerting him to their investigation.

According to the last paragraph of article 78 of the Industrial Property Law (LPI), when resolving a patent invalidity claim, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) can, besides denying invalidity, declare the whole patent invalid or partial invalidity.

Australia has a vibrant life sciences and biotechnology sector supported by a well- regarded IP regime that is evolving rapidly to meet the needs of these new technologies, say James Cherry and Paul Jones of Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Of all the IP regimes in Australia, copyright has seen the most dynamic developments and reforms in the last 18 months, particularly in relation to digital technology. Cameron Harvey and David Wilson of Deacons explain what the changes mean for IP owners and users

Australia has a robust patent regime that offers effective and potentially broad protection for an ever increasing range of inventions. Scott Berggren, Greg Gurr and Martin O'Brien of Spruson & Ferguson provide answers to some commonly asked questions about patents to help IP owners get the most out of the system

IP offices around the world face an ever-growing range of challenges, from responding to calls for harmonization and the surge in demand for IP services to holding on to well-qualified staff to. IP Australia explain their strategy

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

In May 2003, when India's Patent Act was amended, a new Section 107A was introduced. This provided for a research exemption as an exception to the general rules of patent infringement. Commonly known as a Bolar provision, this research exemption enables a manufacturer of generic drugs to use a patented invention to obtain marketing approval without the patent owner's permission before the patent expires. The generic drug maker can then market their own version of the patented drug as soon as the patent expires.