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Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

With the US joining on November 2, and the EU committing to membership within the next year, the Madrid Protocol has taken a big leap towards becoming a truly global system. Sam Mamudi and James Nurton examine how the Protocol works now, and how it will develop in the future

Egypt's first comprehensive IP legislation signalled a desire to cultivate an environment to promote research and innovation and build trust in the country's ability to protect IP rights. However, as Karim El Helaly explains, the protection regime is being undermined by lack of IP awareness

This year's changes to prior art disclosure requirements in Australia ease the burden on patent applicants. But, warns Mark Roberts, applicants still need to examine carefully what and how much they submit

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

Antony Taubman, head, WIPO traditional knowledge (global issues) division

Digital piracy has long been a headline issue for the IP community, but only recently has it been thrust upon the public. Ingrid Hering reports

Malaysia has established a 200 hectare Bio Valley that is close to the well-known Multimedia Super Corridor. It will comprise research, commercial, education, recreation and residential facilities, and will house biotechnology activities such as research and bio processes operating in different technology platforms.

Research is underway into patenting treatments for the Sars virus. But patent systems are not the same everywhere, especially where living organisms are concerned. Researchers need to be aware of the differences, warns Aaradhana Sadasivam

A rather progressive provision regulating the protection and exercise of trade mark rights has been established with respect to well-known marks. The Ukrainian Trade Mark Law has been supplemented by Article 25 named "Protection of Rights in Well-Known Marks". Article 25 of the law refers to Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. It establishes that it is possible to take a decision of the Chamber of Appeal of the State Department of Intellectual Property of Ukraine or a court decision as the basis for acknowledging a mark to be well-known. Thus, the Trade Mark Law finally details a list of bodies whose competence covers acknowledging a mark to be well-known. In addition, Item 2 of Article 25 establishes factors that might be taken into consideration when acknowledging a mark to be well-known.