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There have been legislative changes in the area of trade marks and two High Court cases which significantly affect IP rights. Trevor Stevens and Raymond Hind of Davies Collison Cave explain what these mean for IP owners

With many updates to existing laws already implemented, and further changes to come, Dianne Daley and Nicole Foga of Foga Daley & Co argue that Jamaica offers a bright future for IP owners

Following some major changes in IP in Latin America, correspondents from member firms of the Affinitas alliance review recent important developments in the key markets of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru

A new law implementing Chile's obligations under its Free Trade Agreement with the US is likely to be enacted by the end of the year. Rodrigo León provides a guide, and looks at the practical changes the law will make

A new amendment takes IP legislation in the wrong direction, yet new Customs laws represent a step forward for rights owners in Argentina. Carlos O Mitelman and Daniel R Zuccherino of Obligado & Cia explain

The market for pharmaceuticals in Brazil has great potential. Yet Brazil's Health Authority is in conflict with the pharmaceutical industry over IP rights, and sales are suffering. Deborah Portilho and Rana Gosain of Daniel Advogados investigate

Last year Russia overhauled its IP legislation. Managing IP hosted a roundtable in Moscow to discuss the changes

Patent law reform has garnered a lot of attention recently and there has been extensive media coverage about various patent law reform proposals. There are, however, several statutes and other rules that govern patent cases and, an appropriate question to be asked is "What exactly are the 'laws' that are potentially going to be reformed?"

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

Franchising is one of the more popular modes of going into business in the Philippines, whether small, medium sized, or large. They are easy to set up and the franchised business has a built-in support system, and some goodwill attached to it. Because almost all franchise agreements involve a bundle of intellectual property rights, prior to January 1 1998, registration of this type of agreement was mandatory. After that date, registration became voluntary and enforceable in the Philippines, provided it complied with the provisions of the IP Code. The signatories to the registered agreement are certainly the real parties in interest, but in Pepsico Inc doing business in the name and style Pepsico Restaurants International v Emerald Pizza Inc (GR No 153059) promulgated by the Supreme Court on August 14 2007, the Court declared that Pepsico Inc, who was not a party to the franchise agreement, was a real party in interest. The case facts are as follows: