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CONTENTS 8 Moving forward: developing new initiatives


AIPPI has a full agenda of issues relating to worldwide regimes for protection of IP rights on its to-do list for the forthcoming months. Sarah Matheson reports.


12 Europe and Apple put IP firmly in the headlines


It took the parties 35 years to get there, but in 2012 there was a political breakthrough in the glacial journey towards a unitary European patent. The coming year will also present interesting challenges for regulators and accountants, as Chris Mercer, president of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, reports.


16 From ACTA to standardised packaging: ECTA’s overview of 2012


From the downfall of ACTA to packaging reforms, 2012 was a turbulent year for trademark owners. Ewa Grabiak reports on some of the key developments.


20 2012 in review: key developments for rights holders


The trademark community experienced major global policy developments in 2012, from the accession of countries in Latin America to the Madrid Protocol to Myanmar’s first trademark law. At each turn, INTA was active on behalf of trademark owners, as Alan Drewsen reports.


24 Olympic success for trademark awareness


UK Prime minister David Cameron’s continued interest in IP, as well as the media’s heightened coverage of trademarks in the run-up to the Olympics, made 2012 a high-profile year for the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, says its president Catherine Wolfe.


28 On the way to an efficient trademark protection system


Some significant initiatives have been put forward by Marques over the last 12 months. Diana Versteeg, the newly elected Chair of the Marques Council, reports.


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