• Living the dream
  Marty Shively, director of Worldwide IP Operations at Microsoft, explains the passion for legal process outsourcing that led him to India
   
• No time for nostalgia
  With an estimated 85% of corporate trademarks underused or unexploited, it's time to be ruthless with your trademark portfolio, says CPA's director and head of trademarks, Brigitta Best
   
• Changing places
  Gillian Deas, president of ITMA, tells Edward Fennell about the drive that took her to the top of her profession and outlines her plans for the future

Features:

• On your marks
  What will the launch of up to 90 new gTLDs mean for brand owners? CPA's Dominic Speller and Melbourne IT's Sam Hendry outline the likely effects
   
• Patents for progress
  Sharing knowledge and technology is one major way that businesses can help to protect the environment, says George Weyerhaeuser
   
• Innovation at its core
  The IP industry needs to evolve if it is to mirror the innovation of the law firms and corporations it supports, says SLW's Steven Lundberg

• The end of music copyright?
  Browne Jacobson's Nick McDonald asks whether it is really fair to place responsibility for monitoring illegal downloads on to internet service providers

• Sporting success
  We report back from the 2008 INTA conference in Berlin with the results of our survey to find the world's most powerful sports brand 
  

Legal Briefs:

• On the rise
  According to its latest report on counterfeiting, the EC recorded an increase in seizures in 2007, but they need our help
   
• A new dawn for China?
  H Stephen Harris Jr, Peter J Wang and Yizhe Zhang from Jones Day outline what China's new Anti-Monopoly Law will mean for IP Rights holders

• Letters
  Your thoughts and feedback
   
• Opinion
  How will the US presidential election affect patent policy?
   
• Global news
  A round-up of the latest developments in the IP industry 
  

• Reviews
  Book highlights of the season
   
• Brand focus
  The IP supporting LEGO's global success

• Lighter side
  What's so precious about a computer typeface anyway? asks Richard Brass