160 Israel: All change in Israel 164 Italy: Opposing trademarks in Italy 168 Jamaica: Protecting your brand 172 Luxembourg: Tax heaven for IP owners 176 Malaysia: Progress on provision for the Madrid Protocol 180 Mexico: When fame (or notoriety) is the spur 184 Nigeria: Are business methods patentable in Nigeria? 188 Norway: Watch out for Norway: an improving jurisdiction 192 Pakistan: Trademark dilution: a fairly new concept 196 Philippines: Jump-starting mediation 200 Poland: The mosaic of incompetence 204 Romania: Two steps forward, one step back 208 Russia: Succeeding in IP: Russia accedes 212 Saudi Arabia: Border measures: a solution in Saudi Arabia
216 South Africa: Rectifying the register: patent applications lapsed before grant