CONTENTS 14 A decade of IP developments


To mark the tenth anniversary of the World IP Review Annual publication, we have selected some IP highlights from the last ten years, as well as provided a look ahead to 2016. WIPR reports.


18 Wanted: strong IP standards


Without strong, predictable and enforceable patent protection, investment in biotech innovation may dry up or be limited to inventions with ‘rock solid’ patents, says Jim Greenwood of BIO.


14 20 Working towards consensus


Governments and NGOs have both been involved in efforts towards harmonisation for two important aspects of patent law—the grace period and prior user rights. Jonathan Osha, deputy reporter general at AIPPI, reports.


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J. Scott Evans, INTA’s president for 2015, talks through some of the organisation’s initiatives over the last year and its plans for the future.


28 Fighting counterfeits online


Online counterfeiting in China is a constant worry for many brand owners, but the government there seems to be stepping up its attempts to combat the problem. Zhang Xu of HFG Law & Intellectual Property explains more.


24 30 The saga continues


The CJEU’s judgment on the AG’s non-binding opinion in Huawei v ZTE is expected in the coming months and will expand on the meaning of FRAND terms, as Patricia Cappuyns of LESI reports.


34 2014 statistics: The good, the bad and the ugly 


38 Separating the wood from the trees 38


A dispute over plant variety rights between Brazilian companies Fibria Celulose and Eldorado Brasil Celulose has caught the attention of IP lawyers, as Alberto Guerra Neto and Rodrigo Ferreira of ASIPI explain.


40 IP rights in a new digital world


Developments in technology are proving to be both a disrupter and an enabler for IP lawyers, but registered trademark attorneys are adapting to the many challenges, says Chris McLeod of ITMA.


42 An elephant never forgets 


42 8 World Intellectual Property Review Annual 2015 www.worldipreview.com


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