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A new law in the Philippines is designed to tackle optical piracy. Vicente B Amador and Michael Anthony C Dizon analyze why the law is needed and what difference it will make

Soh Kar Liang of Ella Cheong Mirandah & Sprusons in Singapore reviews some recent cases which will affect brand owners' ability to manage their trade mark rights

Important changes to patent, copyright and trade mark protection in Indonesia have been made in recent years. Kunarti Surya Santoso of K Santoso & Partners in Jakarta examines the changes and reviews some recent cases involving famous trade marks

Editha R Hechanova and Bernadette Marie B Tocjayao of Del Rosario, Hechanova, Bagamasbad & Raboca Law Offices in Manila review the latest issues affecting IP owners in the Philippines, including a number of cases involving famous international marks

The US-Australia free trade agreement, like the recent US-Singapore agreement, exports some key US patent concepts. Robert Cooper and Michael Swinson examine the extent to which it will change Australian domestic law

A survey of trade mark cases decided over the last century reveals that court clashes commonly occur where two businesses trade under very similar names in closely related fields. The latest case of this nature involved a challenge by Reed Executive against Reed Business Information's use of the name "Reed" on its totaljobs.com website.

The Argentine patent law has recently been amended, and the amendments largely concern preliminary injunctions. This amendment was born from an agreement between the American and Argentine governments, after a consultation round within the WTO framework, and was passed by our Congress on December 4 2003, coming into effect in January 2004.

On September 19 2003, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government, with amendments to the Regulations of the Health Law as well as to the Regulations of the Law on Industrial Property. The purpose of the amendments is to establish coordination rules between the Ministry of Health and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), in connection with the granting of pharmaceutical product registrations for marketing approval, when the making and/or selling of the product might trigger the infringement of a patent.