This article will briefly sketch the developments in individual ASEAN countries and
after that examine some broader trends in law making, IP administration, enforcement
and the court system. It concludes that the ASEAN enlargement process has created a
very diverse picture with regards to IP. With the fast pace of the legislative
development, countries have been struggling to keep up with the creation of the
institutional and administrative framework. Progress in the ASEAN harmonisation
process has been limited. Statistics indicate that some of the new laws have been
reasonably well received at the domestic level, while the patent sector remains foreign
dominated.