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Solving the WHOIS dilemma

Jonathan Robinson, director of business development, NetNames

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Trade mark opposition procedure recovered

Formerly, the Ukrainian Trade Mark Law did not regulate an institute of submitting oppositions against pending trade mark applications under the national procedure. Rather, the Law contained quite a conservative provision stipulating that information in respect of pending national trade mark applications should be regarded as confidential, and the relationship should be bilateral, in other words between the applicant and the examiner, with no third persons formally allowed.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

A bitter pill for appellants

The Court of Appeal has recently clarified the grounds on which first instance decisions in the Patents Court can be appealed. In future, permission to appeal may be granted less often and on narrower grounds and the number of successful appeals may be reduced.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Enforcing IP rights in Malaysia

Counterfeiting is a growing problem in Malaysia with more and more individuals getting involved in this highly lucrative industry. To combat infringement and counterfeiting activities in the country, the government has introduced new legislation and tightened its enforcement measures to ensure compliance with its laws. Whether an IP rights owner decides to seek redress through a civil or criminal action against the offending party depends on the type of relief the IP owner seeks.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

How to protect publicity rights

Neither the Mexican intellectual property laws nor the federal or local courts recognize rights of publicity as they are known in the United States. However some provisions of the Mexican Copyright Statutory Law could provide some protection similar to the so called rights of publicity.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Foreign registrations dominate Singapore designs data

Since coming into force on November 13 2000, the Singapore Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266) has seen a reasonable level of activity in terms of the number of applications filed. Below are some statistics extracted from the 2002/2003 annual report of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for years 2001 and 2002.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

China overhauls Customs regulations

On December 2 2003 the State Council of the People's Republic of China published new Regulations on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (the new Regulations), which will come into force on March 1 2004.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

The inventors strike back

Two Japanese inventors have recently become millionaires after being awarded compensation for their revolutionary patents. The cases have led to concern among Japanese businesses, and proposals for changes to the patent law. Emma Barraclough investigates

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Changes in trade marks

The Argentine Trade mark Law has recently been amended to give more agility and efficiency to the prosecution of trade mark applications. The implementing decree of the Trade Mark Act 22,362, in effect since 1981, has been modified by Presidential Decree No 1141 issued in December 2003.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Planning for effective patent enforcement

John A Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto, of Shusaku Yamamoto in Osaka, examine the different strategic options for enforcing patent rights in Japan

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2004

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