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Administrative actions can aid enforcement In China, administrative actions are available to enforce intellectual property rights, including patent, trade mark, copyright and unfair competition laws. Xiaoguang Yang and Xuemin Chen of Zhongzi Law Office examine the alternatives

Mexican law provides only limited guidance on filing divisional applications. Martha Angelica Arroyo and Heriberto R Lopez of Becerril Coca & Becerril in Mexico City explain the circumstances when they may be obtained, and outline some of the controversies surrounding their use

Brand owners confront counterfeiting threat International trade mark owners are persisting in making counterfeiting a national issue in China. Their comprehensive approach to the problem is having an impact with influential politicians, reports Ralph Cunningham

Judicial protection of patent rights Amended IP laws and regulations in China have increased the opportunities for rights owners to enforce their patents. Zhongqi Zhou, of CCPIT, argues that the new framework provides a strong foundation for enforcement in the courts

The European Patent Office leads the world in the online services that it offers to its users. Véronique Rogier, epoline communications manager, explains how to make the most of the system

Patent practitioners in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are grappling with the boom in new technologies. Ingrid Hering investigates how attorneys, patent offices and courts are coping with the new challenges

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

The following is an extract from the Romanian Government IP Strategy.

As from January 1 2004 essential changes will be introduced in the Polish structure of jurisdiction and two Acts will come into force - the Act on the Structure of Common Courts of Law and the Act on Administrative Procedure. Administrative jurisdiction will be a two-tiered one. Up to now the only court in control of administrative issues has been the Supreme Administrative Court. As from next year there will also be regional administrative courts. The necessity to introduce two-tiered administrative jurisdiction derives from the provisions of the new Constitution of the Republic of Poland adopted in 1997. These legal changes will exert substantial influence on issues related to industrial property protection in Poland, including trade marks. Along with these Acts entering into force, the Law on Industrial Property that applies, among others, to trade mark protection will also change.

In a judgment handed down in the case of Class International v SmithKline Beecham on 28 August 2003, the Court of Appeal at The Hague posed six preliminary questions for the ECJ. Our firm handles this case on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline.