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Article 229 of Mexico's Industrial Property Law says:

On August 21 2002, upon the request of US petitioner Caterpillar Inc through the regional intelligence investigation division of the National Capital Region Police Office (RIID-NCRPO), the regional trial court of Mandaluyong City Branch 214 (RTC) issued five search warrants. These were based on suspicion that the IP Code for unfair competition had been breached. Various goods, including clothes, footwear and bags bearing the trade marks Cat, Cat and design, Caterpillar, Caterpillar and design, Walking machines and/or Track type tractor and design were seized from the establishments of respondent Manolo Samson.

In a recent appeal case, Gopal Glass Works Ltd v AC of Patents & Designs Ors 2006 (33) PTC 434 (cal), Kolkata High Court examined the grounds for cancelling a registered design.

Software is invading every field of business, including telecommunications, industrial equipment, cars and audio-video media The development of new products results in the integration of computer programs that correspond to features, some of them widespread and others more original.

James Nurton, London

On October 1 2006, some substantive changes came into effect relating to the procedure for applying for UK registered designs. The result should be that it will become easier to obtain a UK registered design.

Many companies make large investments in R&D and marketing that result in intangible investments. However, although most companies have well-defined models for running projects and making purchasing and product development decisions, they often have only vague methods for valuing their intangible assets.

Under the Singapore Trade Marks Act, a trade mark application may be opposed on the ground that it is made in bad faith. The question is, when does bad faith arise, and are there any steps an applicant can take to prevent his mark from being refused on this ground? In a recent High Court case, the issue of bad faith was discussed at some length.

Article 31 of the Patent Act, which previously limited the scope of patentable plant inventions to "a variety of plant that reproduces itself asexually," has been abolished by recent amendments to the Patent Act, which became effective on October 1 2006.

The Indian music industry has grown rapidly over the years and has become a major business in India along with the country's famous film industry colloquially known as Bollywood. As a result, copyright cases that affect the industry are closely watched. A recent case is Super Cassettes Industries Ltd v Chanda Cassettes Pvt Ltd 2006 (33) PTC (Del), where the Delhi High Court attempted to frame a test of balance of convenience in a copyright infringement case. The appeal was against the decision of the Additional District Judge denying the plaintiffs an interim injunction.