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The possibility of disputes arising from a licensing agreement is often overlooked or underestimated. Allen C Turner analyzes options available to resolve such conflicts

The courts and the KIPO are looking more favourably now on the claims of well-known trade mark owners in Korea. But owners can't leave it too late. Otherwise, they risk losing their rights completely, warns Yoo Guen LIM, of Bae, Kim & Lee

Miquel Montana and Ana Isabel Montero of Clifford Chance in Spain argue that recent reforms to the Trade Mark and Civil Procedure Acts will improve trade mark protection in Spain

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

To streamline the administration of the examination and grant of patents, industrial designs, trade marks and geographical indicators, the IP Department was converted into an independent corporation with autonomous powers on March 3 2003. It is known as the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation, or PHIM (the Malay language acronym of the corporation). Additional staff have been recruited, hours to receive applications have been increased and new administrative procedures have been introduced. Time taken to examine and grant a registrable IP right is being substantially reduced. More good news is that the filing fees remain unchanged. These changes augur well for owners and users of IP rights.

Where to litigate and how to collect evidence are two of the more important issues for a party in a patent infringement action in China. In the first of a two-part article, Gordon Gao explains how to avoid mistakes

Criminal procedures can be an effective means of taking action against counterfeiters. Steven Bazerman and Jason Drangel examine the opportunities for rights owners at federal and state level in the US

? Australia: The government has published four issues papers dealing with its review of the Digital Agenda copyright reforms. Philips Fox, the law firm, is carrying out the review on behalf of the attorney-general's department.

Microsoft has taken two hard-loading cases to the Thai Supreme Court in recent years. It lost the first but won the second. The lesson is that copyright owners may have to work harder to prove infringement, explain Edward Kelly and Parichart Jaravigit

Commissioner James Rogan has proposed fundamental changes to patent examination in the US. Stephen Becker examines the main elements of Rogan's Strategic Plan, and asks what impact it will have on applicants