Contents
World News 2
Half 2005 Israeli patent applications in life sciences 2
UAE authorities pledge to step up anti-piracy drive ahead of annual software piracy study release 2
Intellectual property protection still poor, say firms 2
No discount in IPR protection, copyright watchdog 3
Copyright Commission Seizes Pirated CPU's 3
Copyright police train sniffer dogs to find DVDs 3
Company & Industry News 4
Surf City USA? Huntington Beach lands trademark 4
Arcelor sues Mittal in U.S. over car-steel patents 4
Cohiba Maker Sues Over Alleged Counterfeit 4
Speedus sues Verizon Wireless over patents 4
Intel helps form group to reform patent litigation abuse 5
Lexar: Patent infringement claim to be probed by ITC 5
Legal Industry News 5
Copyright changes set to make downloads legal 5
Patent pleas to be processed faster 6
Shakeup of 'absurd' copyright law demanded 6
Opinion 6
Building software intellectual property value 6