Law and litigation: EMEA

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Cross Border: Africa  
Countdown to kick-off: the 2010 FIFA World Cup comes to Africa
Nola Bond
DM Kisch Inc

Cross Border: Europe
Increasing flexibility and attractiveness: the ratification of the London Agreement
JF Bretonnière and Cécile Cailac
Baker & McKenzie SCP

European patent system: the growing need for reform
Ian Craig
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

The Microsoft decision: the evolution of compulsory licensing in the European Union
Pierre-André Dubois and Shannon Yavorsky
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

The interface between patent enforcement and technical standards
Jochen Bühling
Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben

France
Online trademark infringement: key issues before the French courts
JF Bretonnière and Cécile Cailac
Baker & McKenzie SCP

Germany
The MPEG-2 Case: Dusseldorf courts lead the field in patent expertise
Axel Verhauwen
Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben

Hungary
Trademark oppositions: extending protection against bad-faith registrations
Michael Lantos
DANUBIA Patent & Law Office LLC

Iceland
Fast-moving IP development shows no sign of slowing down
Gunnar Örn Harδarson
Arnason Faktor

Israel
Court enforcement: the only option for Israeli patentees
Kobi Meir
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer

Italy
A new challenge: the evolving procedural rules for IP disputes
Paolo Perani
Perani Mezzanotte & Partners

Lithuania
Latest developments present new challenges
Erikas Saukalas
METIDA law firm of Reda Žaboliene

Netherlands
Amending the Patents Act: major changes on the horizon
Erik Nijs
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau

Norway
All change for Norwegian patent legislation, damages awards and court procedures
Amund Brede Svendsen and Ida Gjessing
Advokatfirmaet Grette DA

Poland
Is Poland sufficiently armed for the war on counterfeiting?
Bartosz Krakowiak
POLSERVICE Patent and Trademark Attorneys Office

Portugal
Implementing the EU IP Rights Enforcement Directive: an ongoing challenge
César Bessa Monteiro
ABBC – Azevedo Neves, Benjamim Mendes, Bessa Monteiro, Cardigos & Associados RL

Romania
Supplementary protection certificates: extending protection for medicinal and plant products
Cristina Popa
Rominvent SA

Russia
Changes to IP legislation ring in the new year
Ekaterina Tilling and Igor Motsnyi
Pepeliaev Goltsblat & Partners

South Africa
Bucking the trend: new developments in the IP field
Ron Wheeldon
Ron Wheeldon Attorneys

Spain
Modernisation of IP law continues
Miguel Vidal-Quadras Trías de Bes and Oriol Ramon Sauri
Amat ׀ Vidal-Quadras Advocats

Sweden
IP law adapts to address new challenges
Stefan Widmark, Per Josefson and Claudia Wallman
Mannheimer Swartling

Switzerland
IP protection comes to the fore in Switzerland
Marco Bundi and Benedikt Schmidt
Meisser & Partners

United Kingdom
Reviewing the scope of patent law: key decisions from the UK courts
Pierre-André Dubois and Nicola Russell
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP