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Co-existence agreements provide a useful tool for regulating co-existing trade marks and as a way of settling and avoiding trade mark conflicts. Yasmine Hashim provides a practical guide to drafting and reviewing such agreements

Recent years have seen a long-awaited growth in technology transfer transactions and offshore software development in Ukraine. This fact may be explained by the following factors. Ukraine has a well-developed technical educational system, inherited from former times. Recent economic growth has shown the growing need for an innovative approach. Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of Ukrainian research and development, in combination with the above indicated facts, is attracting foreign investors seeking new ideas and technological solutions.

A recent case heard in the High Court of Singapore has shed some useful light on the issue of proving damage in a trade mark infringement suit.

In late February 2004, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) published its first list of well-known trade marks since the promulgation of the new Trade Mark Law in October 2001. A total of 43 trade marks are listed of which two are foreign marks. These are Gillette (English and Chinese) and Sprite (Chinese). One is a Taiwanese mark and the rest are local marks. The list also sets out the name of the proprietor and the class of goods/services for which the mark is used.

A large number of domain name cases have been heard in Germany. Dietrich Beier, of Bardehle, Pagenberg, Dost, Altenburg, Geissler, analyzes the significance of the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court

China is attracting increasing investment from international brand owners. Kai Yang of Liu, Shen & Associates analyzes the options available for enforcing rights under the Trade Mark and Unfair Competition laws

In an extract from their new book on unconventional trade marks, Stefano Sandri and Sergio Rizzo examine how trade mark law has evolved to encompass new means of communication and marketing

The liberalization of international trade means big challenges for IP rights owners. Louis S Ederer and Andrew Bernstein of Torys LLP analyze how brand owners can combat grey goods in Canada using trade mark and other laws

Sam Mamudi, New York

Following changes to the law on unfair competition in 2000, Nguyen T Hong Hai and Tran Ngoc Son of Pham & Associates in Hanoi examine how brand owners can protect their unregistered trade marks