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Delegates at the 10th annual BIO conference heard a lawmaker unveil his plan to cut fee diversions from the PTO, while President Bush revealed his feelings on the biotech industry. Sam Mamudi reports from Washington DC

A recent decision of the Hamburg District Court may end the controversial practice of taking patent cases to courts in EU countries with slow procedures. Reinhardt Schuster and Clemens Rübel explain

Clarifying who owns and controls each IP right is vital to the success of a joint development agreement. James R Sobieraj explains how to prevent problems, and ensure that both parties know where they stand

The "Gunners" have finally succeeded in their registered trade mark infringement claim against Matthew Reed, a trader selling unofficial Arsenal merchandise from his stall outside the club's Highbury stadium.

In the first of two articles on the impact of the Madrid Protocol, Carles Prat argues that membership is good news not only for trade mark owners, but also for private practitioners

After four years, the much-debated Arsenal v Reed case has been resolved in favour of the brand owner. Justin Watts and David Brooks examine the decision and, below, specialists in different countries explain the impact of the case in Germany, France, Benelux, Spain, Italy and on OHIM

Work on the draft of an act about the next amendment of the Law on Industrial Property of June 30 2000, conducted by a legal committee of the Polish government with the participation of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, has finally been completed. The Committee of the Board of Ministers has also completed the examination of the draft of the amendment act. Soon the Polish Parliament (the lower chamber) will work on it.

On May 20 2003, it was announced that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is reviewing the current IP laws of Singapore. This undertaking follows shortly after the historic signing of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) between US President George W Bush and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in the US on May 6 2003, which includes a chapter on IP legislation.

A dispute between GlaxoSmithKline and Dutch company Class gives rise to important questions regarding the parallel import of original branded goods from outside the EEA within the European Union. In this case, a bulk of Aquafresh toothpaste was transported from South Africa to Rotterdam. The transportation took place by vessel at the request of Class. However the trade mark owner of the goods, GlaxoSmithKline, had not given permission for its import into the EEA and requested the Customs Department to seize the goods under Article 13bis of the Uniform Benelux Trade Mark Act.

Last April the federal legislature discussed and approved the bill to regulate the e-signature in Mexico, by amending or adding certain articles to the Mexican Commercial Code (the Bill).