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Malaysia welcomes 3-D marks

Trade mark protection has advanced significantly from the days when marks consisted of words, letters, logos or reproductions of images in two-dimensional forms. In many countries, legislative amendments and continually evolving trade mark practices have extended the scope of trade mark protection to include non-conventional marks such as three-dimensional marks, sounds and even smells.

Managing IP Correspondent, June 30 2005

Facing the pharma challenge

Politicians and regulators are responding to competition in the pharmaceutical industry by threatening patent rights. The consequence will be all out war between branded companies and generics. Tabitha Parker reports from the front line

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2000

Valentine’s cookie crumbles

A district judge in the US has given the go-ahead to bakers, chefs and restaurants to make biscuits with familiar seasonal designs.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2001

Biotech companies call for patent reform

The biotech industry is growing rapidly but facing many new challenges, from revised PTO guidelines to the possibilities of licensing and patent pooling. Tabitha Parker asks senior in-house counsel how they are coping with change

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2001

Asia-Pacific

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

The world leaders in patent filing

The charts this month show important data on international patent trends. Charts 1 to 4 provide information on filing patterns in the US and Europe, while the remaining figures reveal which areas of technology are most commonly protected by some of the world's biggest patent filers. The data was extracted from the worldwide patent databases available from Questel•Orbit. The statistical analyses were made possible thanks to Questel•Orbit's search engine.

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2000

Introducing the internet value equation

The explosive growth in the internet has forced businesses to find new ways of valuing all their assets, not least their brands. Weston Anson explains the main approaches that are emerging for internet brand valuation

Managing IP Correspondent, June 30 2000

Czech Republic - Towards European standards

Ladislav Jakl, of Patentservis Praha Ltd in Prague, examines how the Czech Patent Law has been upgraded to conform with international practice

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2000

Telecoms company targeted

The Philippines is about to get its first taste of domain name litigation. On September 27, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) sued Gerry Kaimo and the Philippine League for Democratic Communications (PLDTI) to secure ownership of the pldt.com domain name

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 1999

Czech Republic: Improved weapons against pirates in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has a range of new laws giving improved IP protection. Zdenka Prádná, of Patentservis Praha, Ltd in Prague, explains what effect the new laws will have, and examines the mechanisms for enforcement

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2000

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