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Formerly, the Ukrainian Trade Mark Law did not regulate an institute of submitting oppositions against pending trade mark applications under the national procedure. Rather, the Law contained quite a conservative provision stipulating that information in respect of pending national trade mark applications should be regarded as confidential, and the relationship should be bilateral, in other words between the applicant and the examiner, with no third persons formally allowed.

Neither the Mexican intellectual property laws nor the federal or local courts recognize rights of publicity as they are known in the United States. However some provisions of the Mexican Copyright Statutory Law could provide some protection similar to the so called rights of publicity.

A Colombian tobacco company registered in 1994 a trade mark in international class 34 to cover the following goods: tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. In 1996 the owner of the trade mark agreed partially to assign the trade mark with regard to some goods covered by the registration. The trade mark was assigned to a third party covering only matches while the owner maintained mark with regard to tobacco and smokers' articles.

The fourth and final part of the annual World IP Survey lists the leading trade mark/copyright firms as voted for by MIP readers

The Malaysian Patent Office recognizes examination reports issued by the patent offices of Australia, the UK, the US, and the European Patent Office (the latter in its capacity as a national office or as an international preliminary examination authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty) in respect of the same invention. This will enable the Patent Office to expedite the substantive examination of patent applications.

In the third part of the annual World IP Survey, MIP reveals the top-rated patent firms in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and eastern and central Europe

Following James Rogan's exit earlier this year, a new director will soon be appointed to run the world's biggest patent office - the USPTO. With rising costs, debates over patent policy and complaints about patent quality and pendency, there are many issues that urgently need tackling. MIP invited six professionals with experience of working with - and inside - the USPTO to discuss the direction of the Office. In a debate moderated by Sam Mamudi, they considered whether Rogan's far-reaching reform proposals address the needs of users

Many brand owners neglect to obtain protection in Macau, due to the expense and difficulty of enforcing rights. But they could be leaving themselves vulnerable to counterfeiters who have easy access to China. Emma Barraclough investigates

Bradley Lytle and Philippe Signore examine how finance-related companies are obtaining and enforcing business method patents in the US, and explain why portfolios of such patents are becoming essential for many companies

The Interpretations on Some Issues Relating to the Application of Law to Computer Network Copyright Dispute Cases (the Interpretations) were first passed by the Trial Committee of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on November 11 2000. After three years of operation, the Supreme Court has deemed it necessary to make amendments thereto which were announced on January 2 2004 and effective from January 7 2004.