This festschrift features 15 country reports on the patent enforcement practice of the world's most litigated countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Litigation strategies for both right owners and alleged infringers are explained against the background of case law on: types of action * standing to sue * jurisdiction * obtaining evidence * provisional and final measures * trial practice * types of infringement * remedies and counterclaims * costs and issues of retrial * threats and wrongful enforcement. Special chapters cover the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement...