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  • In 2007 a draft patent law was issued that would bring Syria into line with international standards. The law was signed by the Minister of Economy and Trade and was put before the Cabinet of Ministers for consideration. A copy of the draft (in Arabic) can be obtained from the Syrian Patent Office (www.spo.gov.sy).
  • The year 2009 was not a good year for French cosmetic company L'Oréal having received three dismissals of its actions against Ever Bilena Cosmetics, a Philippine company. On December 22 2009, the director general of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPPhil) denied the appeal of L'Oréal and affirmed the March 9 2009 decision of the director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs, dismissing L'Oréal's unfair competition complaint against Ever Bilena Cosmetics and DSS Trading.
  • When asked about Cardiff, only Russian people who have studied English may recall that it is the name of a city somewhere in the United Kingdom or England (for many Russians England means all of the UK). For still many others Cardiff is vaguely reminiscent of a football or rugby team.
  • Mexico has been facing a significant problem regarding the sale and distribution of counterfeit products for many years. The Mexican government, with the collaboration of IP rights owners, has taken various enforcement actions against counterfeiters. The most noteworthy of these have been the actions taken at the border to challenge the importation of counterfeits into the Mexican Territory.
  • A registered trade mark must be put to genuine use by the owner (the right holder). Even at the stage of applying for trade mark registration, the intention to use is required. Otherwise, filing an application may be regarded as acting in bad faith. The use of the mark is also necessary to benefit from the protection right.
  • On January 8 2010 a remarkable ex-parte injunction order in a patent case was issued in summary proceedings at the Court of The Hague.
  • A recent Israel Patent Office Circular (M N 77) details new requirements designed to increase productivity, minimise duplication of resources and shorten exam ination.
  • The Greek patent office has introduced the possibility for applicants for national patents to opt for an extended search report comprising an opinion on patentability.
  • The Intelektiv conference on intellectual property in Zagreb, Croatia is the first of its kind organised to promote strategic development of IP assets held by Croatian private businesses.
  • The Australian Federal Court has refused to find an internet service provider (ISP) liable for the illegal downloading of files by its customers. In Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited (no 3) [2010] FCA 24, a collection of film industry owners sued iiNet in a landmark case that attempted to hold the ISP liable for the admitted acts of downloading movies using the BitTorrent network.