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	Volume 58, July 2007

Each issue the Global Communicator sets out to cover a new industry and language. From dialects and nonverbal communication to business trends and tips, the GC delivers a snapshot of each category in six concise articles.

This issue, we profile the legal industry and look at the different methods available to help protect your intellectual property. And, our featured language is Tagalog. Find out more about the language’s origins, as well as tips for doing business in the Philippines.


	Legal So, you’ve finally come with a concept that you feel confident will launch your business “through the roof.” But before you start spilling your brilliant ideas to others at the corner deli, it may be necessary to consider the different methods available to help protect your ideas, or rather, your intellectual property. Intellectual Property Rights Conferences and Events Useful Links


	Tagalog Tagalog is one of the major languages spoken in the Philippines. It also serves as a base for Filipino, one of the two official languages of the Philippines (along with English). Tagalog is an Austronesian language with about 57 million speakers in the Philippines, particularly in Manila, central and southern parts of Luzon. Tagalog At-a-Glance Doing Business in the Philippines Useful Links