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The island of Puerto Rico has failed to convince a WIPO panel it should have the rights to the disputed domain name puertorico.com.

Sam Mamudi, New York

Last April the federal legislature discussed and approved the bill to regulate the e-signature in Mexico, by amending or adding certain articles to the Mexican Commercial Code (the Bill).

Arsenal Football Club appears to have closed the floodgates to unofficial merchandise in a UK court decision that unequivocally sets out the boundaries of trade mark infringement.

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

A dispute between GlaxoSmithKline and Dutch company Class gives rise to important questions regarding the parallel import of original branded goods from outside the EEA within the European Union. In this case, a bulk of Aquafresh toothpaste was transported from South Africa to Rotterdam. The transportation took place by vessel at the request of Class. However the trade mark owner of the goods, GlaxoSmithKline, had not given permission for its import into the EEA and requested the Customs Department to seize the goods under Article 13bis of the Uniform Benelux Trade Mark Act.

San Diego biotech company Diversa Corporation is the most innovative company in the world, according to a new study.

On May 20 2003, it was announced that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is reviewing the current IP laws of Singapore. This undertaking follows shortly after the historic signing of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) between US President George W Bush and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in the US on May 6 2003, which includes a chapter on IP legislation.

Seven years on from the opening of the Community Trade Marks Office, the European courts have clarified many of the controversial issues faced by applicants. Pen Hosford, of Marks & Clerk in London, examines the most important cases

INTA celebrated its 125th anniversary year in Amsterdam, the first annual meeting held outside North America. Sam Mamudi visited Fairfield, Connecticut to ask INTA president Kathryn Barrett Park about the road ahead