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The approach of 2005 and TRIPs Agreement conformity has proved to be a great motivator in Asian jurisdictions. A flood of new patent legislation has entered the statute books. Some countries already comply with the agreement. Others have a bit more work to do, reports Ralph Cunningham

The Malaysian government has taken steps to rid the country of its reputation as a haven for piracy. Karen Abraham of Shearn Delamore & Co outlines the legislative and policy changes it has made and assesses their success

In the light of the recent ECJ referral in the Boehringer Ingelheim case, Adam Cooke and Sumati Parikh examine the complex law on grey goods, repackaging and re-branding in Europe and ask: can trade mark owners and parallel importers co-exist peacefully?

Following changes to Brazil's trade mark law, there are now great benefits to securing highly renowned status. Denis Allan Daniel explains how trade mark holders can prove high renown and obtain the special protection on offer

Ron Marchant was appointed chief executive of the UK Patent Office at the beginning of this year. James Nurton spoke to him about the role of national patent offices and patent protection in Europe

The last 12 months have seen several important IP initiatives in Thailand. Moreover, the country is readying itself for long-awaited accession to the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and even the Madrid Protocol. Vipa Chuenjaipanich and Edward J Kelly consider the changes already in place and those on the drawing board

Enforcement continues to be a challenge for trade mark owners in Asia. While some have all the legislative help they can use, others are still labouring with old laws. Protection is just not the priority it needs to be. Ralph Cunningham reports

Many ccTLDs have now been opened up to international brand owners, but there is no uniformity in how disputes are handled. Lori Faye Fischler examines the rules, and how they are implemented, in the 10 most popular jurisdictions

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

The Law on Industrial Property of June 30 2000 regulates legal aspects of trade mark protection in Poland (the Official Gazette of 2001, No 49, item 508, including amendments). As regards penal regulations concerning trade mark protection, they are contained in Title 10 of the aforementioned Law. The above quoted Title 10 specifies the crimes that are committed most frequently in respect of industrial property. Article 310 of the Law on Industrial Property provides for the existence of a general rule that perpetrators who commit the crimes specified in the said Title 10 can be prosecuted only on condition that victims file the motions for prosecution.