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For two weeks in March, more than 350 people gathered at Singapore's Suntec Center to finalize a new international treaty on trade marks, 12 years after the original rules came into existence. But what will the Singapore Treaty mean for rights owners? Emma Barraclough reports

Ethiopia has prepared draft legislation which, once promulgated, will bring about a more normal registration system to replace the unique system in place at present.

Managing a valuable portfolio of trade marks and other IP assets is a tough job. Emma Barraclough, Stéphanie Bodoni and James Nurton spoke to experienced in-house counsel to find out how you can successfully build brands, win cases and make money - and keep your team happy and effective

Jeremy Phillips reviews important trade mark cases from Europe's national courts in the last full year before the implementation of the EU Enforcement Directive - which promises to harmonize protection across the single market

INTA has been at the forefront of filing amicus curiae briefs to make courts aware of trade mark issues and arguments. Members of the Association's International Amicus Committee compare the opportunities available around the world

AUSTRALIA: IP Australia is proposing to amend regulations dealing with the search results disclosure regime under the Patents Act 1990. The changes should simplify the fee system for providing search results and clarify some of the terms used in the regulations. AUSTRALIA: The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, a federal government advisory body, has recommended that the law be changed so that business names can only be registered if searches of the trade mark register show there to be no conflict with registered or pending trade marks in the same field of business activity.

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449

JAPAN: The partners of full service firm Nishimura & Partners are in discussions with their counterparts in Asahi Koma Law Offices over merging their firms. The move follows recent legislative changes further opening up the Japanese legal market and, when completed, the deal will create the largest law firm in Japan.

James Nurton, London

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