MIP Search | Managing Intellectual Property

Utynam's Heirs

A monthly column devoted to the curiosities and controversies of the IP world

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

IBM redraws the patent map

For the past 12 years, IBM has received more US patents than any other company. But now it says that it is changing the way it handles its IP, opening up large parts of its portfolio – and warns that its rivals will have to adapt or die. Sam Mamudi investigates

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

US threatens China with WTO action

Emma Barraclough, Hong Kong

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

GI debate back on the agenda

The dispute surrounding geographical indications and their co-existence with trade marks created a deadlock in international trade negotiations in 2003. But discussions are now in full swing with two recent WTO decisions, an ECJ opinion and the upcoming WTO summit in Hong Kong. Stéphanie Bodoni reports

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

What to know before striking a deal

Technology transfer and licensing deals are governed by a series of national laws that foreign companies need to understand before doing business in Mexico. Jose Antonio Romero and Héctor Chagoya of Becerril Coca & Becerril outline the country's licensing regime

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

India's unfinished TRIPs agenda

India's Minister for Commerce & Industry has formed a Technical Expert Committee to study two critical issues that Parliament did not consider when it passed the Patents (Amendment) Act 2005. The Expert Committee has been asked to consider the patentability of new chemical entities and micro-organisms. If it suggests that amendments should be made to the law in relation to these two areas, changes will be incorporated into the new legislation.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

I can't get no satisfaction

I've been working as an advertising industry lawyer in many countries around the world for about 15 years now. I must have seen every possible approach from the creative team to try to deliver on the music that a particular client will want for a TV commercial. So far as the Middle East is concerned, I'm afraid I'd say that we have a worse attitude to copyright clearance than I've seen in any other region.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

How to bring a criminal action in China

New rules on criminal thresholds should make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges against IP infringers. But as the authorities struggle to manage a mounting workload, IP owners should consider taking the law into their own hands and launching private criminal prosecutions, explains Gordon Gao

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

A year of change for pharma companies

The past year has seen important changes in the EU. It grew from 15 member states to 25 and, for the pharmaceutical industry, many new laws entered into force, were enacted, or were proposed. Linda Horton reviews the developments

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

China clarifies policy on domain name disputes

On March 1 2005, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issued an interpretation on its Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Interpretation) to clarify three definitions. The Interpretation took immediate effect.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

Search results for