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  • Patented drugs are expensive and are out of the reach of the majority of citizens in the developing world. As a result, activist groups and non-governmental organizations continually put pressure on governments to ensure that poor people are able to access drugs at prices they can afford.
  • Infringement of world famous geographical indications (GIs) is becoming increasingly common in Asia, including in India. Shoppers are able to find a number of goods bearing fake GIs in India. However, very few owners of high-value GIs have sought to register their GIs in India. Therefore, it is time for the world to know that an effective GI registration system exists in India and that IP owners can enforce GIs effectively by launching lawsuits.
  • A reference for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC was received from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) at the European Court of Justice on March 5 2004 concerning the interpretation of Article 5 (1)(b) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of December 21 1988 in the case Medion AG (petitioner) v Thomson multimedia Sales German & Austria GmbH (defendant) dealing with the following question:
  • This year saw key changes to the Regulation governing Community trade marks. But is further reform necessary? Jeremy Phillips wonders what lessons legislators could learn from the trade mark system of the mythical jurisdiction of Atlantis
  • More and more people are incorporating companies in Hong Kong whose names include trade marks that do not belong to them. These so-called shadow companies can confuse customers and the authorities into thinking they are related to the genuine brand owner. Adelaide Yu provides strategies for dealing with the problem
  • The award of the Olympic Games 2012 to London was applauded, especially by sports fans in the UK. But will advertisers be as pleased with the government's proposals to prevent ambush marketing? Pauline Dore investigates
  • Despite worries among the internet community, .eu launched smoothly on December 7. But, as James Nurton reports, the real test of the new domain is still to come
  • Italy's technology transfer regime has recently been updated in line with EU and international requirements. Foreign companies looking to license their technology in Italy have to watch out for several new provisions. Michel Jolicoeur of Racheli & C provides an overview
  • The topic of whether rights owners or consumers should take priority in the case of technological anti-copying protection devices on CDs or DVDs has been the cause of a hot debate in Italy for some time. Matteo Orsingher, Paolo Bertoni and Fabrizio Sanna of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer examine the law and the possible outcome
  • On November 17 2005, the Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court issued a document called the Standard for Answering Queries of Parties after Adjudication. The Standard is to be implemented on a trial basis.