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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.

In a recent decision in Intel Corporation v Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd & Others [2004] 1 CLJ 550, Intel Corporation successfully obtained an interim injunction against the defendant who dealt with smart cards and information technology security solutions. The defendant was using the trade name Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd and registered the domain name www.intelcardsystems.com.

The Free Trade Agreement between Chile and the US has closed a dangerous loophole in Chile's patent protection framework. Juan Pablo Egaña explains how patent holders can make the most of the change

There are few reported cases of patent entitlement disputes and yet they can offer an alternative or an addition to claims against employees for breach of confidence. Antony Gold explains the issues involved in bringing entitlement proceedings

The US and Australia's recent free trade agreement will lead to some important changes to Australia’s copyright regime. Campbell Thompson assesses the likely impact of the agreement, and argues that it could be a sign of things to come

On May 1 the EU will open up to 10 new member states. Stéphanie Bodoni seeks answers to frequently asked questions about the impact enlargement will have on IP rights

The Indian government has introduced fundamental changes to patent protection and has promised greater resources to the Patent Office. Shardul S Shroff and Dev Robinson review the progress of the reforms, and explain what they mean for applicants

Shardul Thacker of Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe examines the growth of the various sectors of the media industry in India, and explains the laws regulating ownership and IP protection