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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, IPOPhil, officially launched its new service called TM Online on April 25 2006. After encountering some initial problems, TM Online became available to the public in May 2006. This project is not new. As early as November 26 2004, IPOPhil issued Office Order No. 25 Series of 2004, amended by Office Order No. 42, providing for the rules on the trade mark electronic filing system. However, its implementation was deferred following demand from practitioners for clearer rules. The following are the requirements for using TM Online:

Following a major amendment to China's Trade Mark Law in October 2001, prior to it becoming a member of the WTO, China intends to amend its Trade Mark Law further. A draft was published on April 18 2006 for public consultation. Some of the proposed changes are as follows:

In accordance with Article 88 of the Mexican Law of Industrial Property (LIP), a trade mark is a visible sign that distinguishes products or services from others of the same kind in the market.

On July 18 2006, the full court of the Australian Federal Court, in Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 120, made a significant pronouncement likely to add confusion to the borders of possible business method patent protection in Australia.

Marina Benassi of Novagraaf Netherlands and Helene Whelbourn of JE Evans-Jackson & Co, both part of the Novagraaf Group, compare opposition proceedings before OHIM, in the Benelux and in the UK

Franck Soutoul, Jean-Philippe Bresson and Sophie Normand analyze the specific approach of French courts on the similarity of clothing products and consider the consequences for your trade mark strategy

Marlous Stal-Hilders of Nederlandsch Octrooibureau provides a brief outline of the advantages and disadvantages of the various systems available for protecting trade marks in Europe

Singapore has a reputation as a business-friendly haven for IP owners. But IP managers at three multinational companies explain how the country's law-abiding reputation can also give them transhipment headaches

The state of implementation of the EU Directive on the enforcement of IP rights varies across Europe, although progress has been made in virtually all jurisdictions. Hub. Harmeling and Bas Berghuisvan Woortman provide an update on the most significant markets

MIP speaks to Charles Glasser, media counsel for Bloomberg News and editor of the International Libel & Privacy Handbook, about IP, the internet and cultural sensitivity