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A long-awaited new Civil Code of Ukraine, which was adopted on January 16 2003, finally came into force on January 1 2004. Book IV of the new Civil Code is devoted specifically to intellectual property rights protection. As well as summarizing IP provisions developed previously by special legislation, the new Civil Code adopts certain innovations with respect to intellectual property rights regulation - in particular regarding patents. This article discusses two of the major innovations, to which might be referred an amended order of regulation of patent licence agreements, as well as a new understanding of the validity term of a patent.

The Organic Act 15/2003, of November 25, amending the Criminal Code Act 10/1995, of November 23, was published in the Official State Gazette on November 26 2003. It introduced new types of criminal offences to adjust to the present-day social and criminal reality.

In Sweden, the Läkemedelsverket (Swedish Medical Products Agency) withdrew the authorization of parallel imports of the medicinal product Losec enterokapslar (Losec enteric capsules to treat conditions caused by stomach acid) into Sweden by Paranova only because the authorization for the directly imported medicinal product by the official Swedish distributor was withdrawn. One cannot place medicinal products on the market in a member state unless a marketing authorization has been issued by the competent authority of that member state (Article 3 of Directive 65/65/EEC of the Council of January 26 1965 as amended by Council Directive 93/39/EEC of June 14 1993). Parallel importer Paranova opposed to the decision to withdraw her authorization. Did Paranova succeed?

On January 1 2004, Singapore joined most other PCT countries in having a PCT Chapter I national phase deadline of 30 months. Until now, a national phase entry application in Singapore under PCT Chapter I had to be filed within 20 months from the priority date (or international filing date if priority is not claimed).

In the third part of the annual World IP Survey, MIP reveals the top-rated patent firms in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and eastern and central Europe

There is a fine line between public awareness of a company's trade mark, and everyday use that can genericize the mark, stripping the company of a valuable intangible asset. David Kelly and Monica Riva Talley explain how brand owners can take steps to avoid losing their trade mark rights

The Interpretations on Some Issues Relating to the Application of Law to Computer Network Copyright Dispute Cases (the Interpretations) were first passed by the Trial Committee of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on November 11 2000. After three years of operation, the Supreme Court has deemed it necessary to make amendments thereto which were announced on January 2 2004 and effective from January 7 2004.

Masako Hall of Taiyo, Nakajima & Kato in Tokyo explains why so many bewildering trade mark decisions are made at the JPO examination stage

Businesses in the UK are faced with a new set of rules governing how they can use data in marketing and e-commerce. Simon Stokes and Ayesha Bramwell explain how new privacy regulations impact on the use and abuse of spam

It has been a regular practice in Colombia that the applicant for a trade mark files and obtains the registration for a broad protection of goods or services covering the complete heading of the relevant class (international classification).