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India IP office revamped

Emma Barraclough, Hong Kong

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Zara case says filing date is key to disputes

In the recent case of Industria De Diseno Textil SA v Edition Concept Sdn Bhd [2005 3 MLJ 347], the defendant filed a notice of motion to set aside and expunge the plaintiff's trade mark "Zara" on the grounds that it had used the Zara mark and made it well-known in Malaysia in respect of clothing well before the plaintiff's trade mark was approved.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Beijing courts issue first pre-action injunction

On August 15 2005, the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court granted a pre-action injunction in favour of a plaintiff whose name translates as Beijing Red Lion Paints Co Ltd. The injunction was granted against the defendant, whose name translates as Beijing Red Lion Jing Paints Trading Co Ltd. This is the first time a Beijing court has granted such an injunction since the revised Patents Law 2000, Trade Mark Law 2001 and Copyright Law 2001 were enacted.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Taking back domain names in Korea

Korea's high rates of internet use have helped drive a burgeoning industry in cybersquatting and internet-related trade mark infringement. Ik Hyun Seo explains what IP owners need to know to reclaim and protect their IP rights

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Customs powers improved

Through regular inspections of trade, Argentine Customs often realized that counterfeit goods were circulating, but their hands were tied. Customs authorities were not empowered to detain goods infringing IP rights.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

The loss of rights after Dastar

In June 2003, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the claims of ownership over a creative work. Joseph M Beck examines how that decision has shaped IP case law over the past two years

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Strategies for a super CIPO

The growth of chief IP officers is the latest trend in the corporate world. But, says, Robert Greene Sterne, each company must tailor the position to achieve success

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Asia

China: The Trade Mark Office released a draft version of its revised trade mark examination guidelines for consultation. The previous guidelines, drawn up in 1994, had never been made public. The final version must be approved by the State Council, but could be in force by the end of the year.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

Utynam's heirs

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

When unsolicited licence requests spell danger

More and more US patent applicants are assertively exercising their provisional rights against their rivals, both in the US and abroad, by offering a licence to their invention before a patent has issued. Brett Alten, James Hough and Charles Holland explain the policies companies should put in place to respond to the threat

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2005

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