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Tis September/October issue of World IP Review marks five years since we became a bi-monthly publication. To celebrate, we've produced a bumper issue—the largest we’ve ever done. In that first issue five years ago, we looked at Motorola's IP strategy, focused on community designs and considered how Russia was tackling IP infringement. Tis month, the focus is on India, international customs efforts, China, new generic top-level domains and the European Patent Office, including an interview with office head Benoît Battistelli.
When Battistelli took over in 2010, we asked him about his plans for the office. Even then, his wish for a Unified Patent Court was clear, and with the recent confirmation that the unitary patent should eventually happen, he is now preparing the office for a new, albeit familiar role. In this month’s interview, Battistelli reflects on the progress the office has made during his tenure, addresses criticism of the office’s recruitment policy, and looks forward to the rest of his term and beyond.
Of course, it’s not just Europe that is making strides in policy and legislative development. China, for so long a slightly terrifying prospect for IP owners, is now, arguably, nothing of the sort. With a new trademark law on the horizon, and real progress in its efforts to tackle counterfeiting and provide fair redress for IP infringement through the court system, there is concrete progress to look back on and forward to. In this issue, we consider the possible ramification of the new trademark law, and ask lawyers whether the popular perception of the country as a dangerous place for brands is still valid.
One man who knows a lot about the seriousness or otherwise of threats to brands in China is Allen Bruford, deputy director of the World Customs Organization. We talk to him about how to stay one step ahead of the counterfeiters, and the organisation’s approach to fostering international cooperation.
We also have a fascinating piece on IP in space. Since Commander Chris Hadfield sang David Bowie’s Space Oddity from the International Space Station to a global audience (having first received copyright clearance, of course), the fascinating issue of where, for the purposes of law, one actually is when in space, has come to the fore. We look at patents specifically, and consider the obstacles facing companies looking to enforce their rights in space.
Here’s to the next five years. Peter Scott, Managing editor
EDITORIAL PANEL
Stefan Abel, partner, KLAKA Rechstanwälte
Pravin Anand, managing partner, Anand and Anand
Roberto Arochi, partner, Arochi Marroquín & Lindner SC
Roberto Barchiesi, president, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
Colin Davies, director, Intellectual Property Law Unit, University of Glamorgan
Gabriel Di Blasi, partner, Di Blasi, Parente & Associados
Ronald Faggetter, managing partner, Smart & Biggar/ Fetherstonhaugh
Maurice Gonsalves, partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Rana Gosain, partner, Daniel Advogados
Richard Gough, partner, Baker & McKenzie
Lewis Gould, partner, Duane Morris LLP
Henning Hartwig, partner, Bardehle Pagenberg
Chris McLeod, director of trademarks, Squire Sanders (UK) LLP
Jacqueline Needle, consultant, Beck Greener
Reinhold Nowak, chief executive, Dennemeyer Group
Sergio Olivares, partner, Olivares & Cia
John Pegram, senior principal, Fish and Richardson PC
Rebecca L. Roby, senior director of business affairs, Hard Rock International
Pier Luigi Roncaglia, partner, Studio Legale SIB
Mario Soerensen Garcia, founder and managing partner, Soerensen Garcia Advogados Associados
Paul J. Sutton, co-founding partner, Sutton Magidoff LLP
Stephen Yang, partner, Peksung Intellectual Property
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EDITOR’S NOTE Celebrating an anniversary
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