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Trade mark system responds to globalisation

As India prepares for membership of the Madrid Protocol, Manisha Singh of Lex Orbis examines the development of trade mark law and provides a practical guide to prosecution

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Meeting India's IP challenges

The Indian Patent Office faces a number of important challenges, including a lack of personnel, high pendency and corruption. Peter Ollier spoke to the newly appointed head P H Kurian to see how he is dealing with these tests

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

How to get an evidence preservation order

According to an article written by Judge Tsai, one of the eight judges of the IP Court, the approval rate for motions for evidence preservation orders (EPO) is lower than 20%.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Supreme Court relaxes rules on drug patents

Under current patent practice in the field of pharmaceutical inventions, it is required that a pharmaceutical invention be clearly defined by its pharmacological efficacy in terms of diagnosis, treatment, reduction and prevention of certain diseases. In exceptional cases, it is possible for a pharmaceutical invention to be defined by its pharmacological mechanism without clearly defining diseases for which the pharmaceutical invention is used.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Essential advice for patent applicants

Colonel Krishan Lal Vadehra and Sharad Vadehra, of Kan & Krishme in New Delhi, provide advice for patent applicants in India and review examiners' approaches to what constitutes patentable subject matter

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

The fair use debate

There is a major social debate going on in Japan right now as to whether Japan should introduce a general concept of fair use into its Copyright Law.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Employees' Invention Act simplified

On October 1 2009, the Law on Simplification and Modernisation of the Patent Law will enter into force in Germany, and the amendments affect several German acts relating to intellectual property.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Court boosts trade mark owners

The Indonesian Commercial Court has raised the hopes of trade mark owners facing the grim and costly task of tackling trade mark infringers in Indonesia.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Cut your taxes on patent revenues

Like many other countries, Belgium has adopted some interesting measures for cutting taxes on patent income for corporations in order to promote innovation.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

Court addresses imitation marketing

In a recent judgment the Austrian Supreme Court had to decide a case on knives that were protected as registered Community designs. These knives were sold in sets consisting of 11 knives, where the knives were packed in two layers of five and six such that when the cover of the package was taken away all of the handles of the knives could be seen. The infringement of the registered Community design was a clear-cut case and was not even appealed to the Supreme Court by the defendant.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2009

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