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Government kick-starts reform

After almost a year's delay, the government's long anticipated review of Indonesia's IP legislation is back on the agenda.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

New taxation on copyrights and neighbouring rights

A couple of years ago Belgium launched the tax shelter system (a tax regime allowing a company to invest in the support of the audiovisual production in order to benefit from an exemption from its taxable profits up to 150% of the effectively paid sums). Following this, in July 2008, a new law concerning the copyrights and neighbouring rights tax system was adopted, as part of the legislator's aim to promote art, develop cultural creation and improve the status of the artists.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

Petition for review of Article 112a EPC: right to be heard

The EPC 2000 (in force since December 13 2007) introduced the possibility to review decisions made by the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. A party that is adversely affected by a decision of a Board can file a petition for review if fundamental procedural violations happened during the appeal proceedings.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

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, December 01 2009

Non-Latin domains on the way

Seven jurisdictions have applied to launch non-Latin country-code top-level domains. Fionn O'Raghallaigh explains

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

Patent owners need to take "reasonable care"

Under Section 39 of the Singapore Patents Act, where a patent has ceased to have effect because of a failure to pay any renewal fee an application for the restoration of the patent may be made. Under Rule 53(1), this application must be made within 30 months from the date on which the patent ceased to have effect, with an accompanying statutory declaration or affidavit setting out the grounds for the application and evidence in its support.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

How to secure evidence outside a lawsuit

As a non-EU member state, Norway is not bound by the provisions of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29 2004 on the enforcement of IP rights.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

Court acquits P2P software developer

On October 9, the Osaka High Court acquitted the developer of the file sharing software Winny of abetting the illegal copying over the internet. The prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

High Court compares essential features

Under the Indian Patent Act a patent is available on an invention that is new, useful and is not obvious to the person skilled in the art. The invention, a product or a process, must satisfy the test of constituting an inventive step, which means the improvement must produce a new result or a new or better article. In the case Strix Limited vs Maharaja Appliances Limited, which recently came up before the Delhi High Court, the technology in use was claimed to be a part of the public domain.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

Liberia's IP Act in effect but not in law

It is a priority at WIPO to foster development of intellectual property laws and practices among least developed countries. Liberia found itself a target of encouragement to replace the 1972 law, as unofficially amended in 1994 to recognise (and impose annuities on) PCT patents and in 2000 to embrace the Nice Classification.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2009

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