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New policy documents attempt to clear up uncertainties about the crime of counterfeiting in China. It should be useful for IP owners, but Tony Tang says elements of the criminal prosecution rules need further clarification

In SmithKline Beecham v Generics (UK) Ltd (Jacob J Patents Court; October 23 2001), the Court injuncted Generics (UK) Ltd until trial (now fixed for March 2002) from launching its paroxetine pharmaceutical in the UK. Paroxetine is an active ingredient in some pharmaceuticals for treating depression. SmithKline Beecham's UK patent 2 297 550 covered only particular forms of paroxetine hydrochloride anyhdrate. Generics denied that its form of paroxetine fell within the patent and attacked validity too, but was nevertheless injuncted, pending trial.

WTO membership means being subject to the Organization’s dispute resolution mechanism. While the system has proved effective in resolving IP disputes, do not expect it to have a dramatic effect on enforcement in China, says Douglas Clark

Membership of the global trade body is another boost to IP protection in China. But how soon the boost will come is uncertain. Things will get better but not immediately. Ralph Cunningham reports

INTA, Trade Mark Enforcement, December 3-4, Forum Hotel, Munich, Germany. Details at www.inta.org.

?The issue is how effective the central government will be in enforcing regulations in the local municipalities where there are a lot of vested interests who want to keep infringement going?

One of the main reasons for which trade mark registrations in Mexico are denied is descriptiveness, as a trade mark shall not represent an unjustified benefit for a merchant or a service provider against his or her competitors.

Interview: James Nurton meets Chief Judge Lu Guoqiang of the Shanghai Intermediate People’s Court

Following major changes to examination standards for biotech patents in the US, applicants must pay greater attention to the utility, written description and enablement requirements. John P Isacson reveals how to get what you want into your patents

Oxford University Press has scored a significant victory against book piracy in the High Court in New Delhi. On November 21, the Court granted the publishing company an order protecting its trade mark Oxford from infringement and passing off, and its copyright in the contents of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).