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The Colombian Trade Mark Office has recently applied the Inter-American Convention in a trade mark opposition procedure.

New EU-wide rules on tobacco advertising are wide-reaching, and could affect the use of non-tobacco related trade marks as well. Jenni Rutter and Tania D'Souza-Culora examine the risks in key EU states, and look at what brand owners should do to protect themselves

In late December of 2003, the Argentine INPI (Patent and Trademark Office) issued resolution P-243, which enacted the first Patentability Guidelines in the country.

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

Following the entry into force of the new Civil Code of Ukraine and the Commercial Code of Ukraine in January 2004, it became necessary to bring the specialized IP legislation into compliance with the provisions of the Codes. One of the steps taken is the development of a draft Law On Protection of Rights in Trade Marks, Geographical Indications and Trade Names (the Draft Law) under the auspices of the Ukrainian State Department of Intellectual Property. The Draft Law was published on the official website of the State Department for public consideration.

David Haigh and Michael Rocha explain why the new international accounting standards will have important implications for owners of IP assets, especially brands

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

Sam Mamudi, New York

Knud Wallberg, of Sandel, Løje & Wallberg in Copenhagen, explains how complaints about registrations in the .dk domain space are handled in Denmark