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A comprehensive IP law came into force in Vietnam in July, streamlining the country's IP regime, providing greater clarity and closing infringement loopholes. Thanh-Tu Dinh of Lovells explains how the new rules will make life easier for IP owners doing business in one of Asia's fastest growing economies

New rules offer protection to owners of famous trade marks in Brazil – but provide limited opportunities to take action. Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta and Clarissa Castro Jaegger of Montaury Pimenta Machado & Lioce in Rio de Janeiro explain

Thailand has recently strengthened its IP enforcement regime, boosting Customs' powers and training specialist criminal investigators. But officials still need the cooperation of brand owners, say Edward A Madden and Edward J Kelly of Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd

Malaysia has embarked on a series of IP reforms that will affect both its international obligations and the country's domestic legal framework. Karen Abraham of Shearn Delamore & Co summarizes the government's plans

The US patent law is about to undergo a major change with a raft of reforms set to be implemented. These changes are considered to be the most comprehensive since Congress passed the 1952 patent Act. But, the path has not been smooth, with voices of dissent materializing as the government carves out its plans. MIP and Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt jointly hosted a roundtable discussion – at a real roundtable – in Washington DC in late summer, to discuss some of those concerns and what really needs to be done

Emma Barraclough, London

Australia's Parliament is considering a bill to amend the country's IP regime. Sally Foreman and Kathryn Morris of Davies Collison Cave outline some of the most important changes that could affect patent and trade mark owners

James Nurton, London

Many IP owners have got to grips with cybersquatters and learnt how to make the most of dispute resolution procedures to reclaim their rights. But a growing piracy phenomenon could see them spending far more time and money challenging infringing domains. Emma Barraclough reports

On August 29 2006, the Vietnamese government promulgated Decree 88/2006/ND-CP on Business Registration. Decree 88 is notable in regard to IP because it contains provisions on trade names. In Vietnam, it is common for many companies to have the same name and some local companies have adopted well-known foreign trade marks as part of their trade name. Specifically, Decree 88 addresses these problems by providing as follows: