As many brands are sold worldwide, each issue of the Journal will contain developments on international branding matters.If readers have any particular questions on branding issues or related intellectual property matters such as designs, design rights, copyright or patents, please write to the Legal Editor at the Publisher's offices so that she can answer questions which are of general interest to readers in a regular `problem page'.Journal of Brand Management (2001) 9, 63-70; doi:10.1057/palgrave.bm.2540052