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Emma Barraclough, London

Trade mark owners have been warned to make their voices heard in the debate over ICANN's plans to launch new generic top level domains

US judge Paul Michel has urged patent practitioners to help the Federal Circuit clarify the doctrine of inequitable conduct

US judge Randall Rader says those who argue that the patent system no longer works have an "outdated" understanding of the system

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

We suspect the factory we use in Asia is manufacturing more of our product and selling it out the back door. What can we do?

Liliana Chaveznava, David Zamores and Felipe Gutierrez of Panamericana de Patentes y Marcas illustrate the tricky distinction between descriptive and suggestive trade marks

Magistrate Luz Maria Anaya Dominguez is president of the three-judge panel that heads Mexico's specialised IP court in Mexico City. She told Eileen McDermott how she got there and where the Court is going

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

In June 2009, the National Assembly adopted amendments to Vietnam's Criminal Code regarding copyright and related rights offences. Once the amendments take effect on January 1 2010, pursuant to Article 170a, anyone who copies or distributes copyright protected works to the public on a commercial scale without the permission of the copyright owner will be subject to a fine of between D50 million ($2,800) and D500 million ($27,800) or non-custodial reform for up to two years. Convicted offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts, practising certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.