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Randy J Pritzker counsels companies and investors to maximise deal value by conducting efficient and thorough IP audits

The dilution doctrine, which aims to prohibit the blurring or tarnishing of the image of well-known trade marks through unauthorised appropriation by others, was incorporated in May 2003 into the Taiwan Trademark Act. Since then, a person shall be held liable for trade mark infringement if they knowingly use, without consent, a trade mark identical with or similar to another's well-known registered trade mark or the word(s) in that trade mark as their company name, trade name, domain name or as an indication of origin of goods or services, thereby diluting the well-known trade mark.

The Australian patent system has a troublesome beast called the innovation patent. It is possible to obtain both standard patents and innovation patents. Under the innovation patent system there is no test for obviousness, but rather a test for an innovative step. Further, in certain circumstances, it is possible to file innovation patents based on standard patents and vice versa.

The Kenya Industrial Property Institute and its managing director, Professor James Otieno-Odek, have been busy lately.

Alison Brimelow's decision not to seek a second term as president of the EPO has opened up a race to succeed her

Eileen McDermott provides an insider's guide to the recruitment process

For applications filed after July 1 2004, The Singapore Patent Act provides a number of options for an applicant to obtain grant at 42 months from priority date under a fast-track system or at 60 months from priority date under a slow-track system. A decision to switch from a default fast track to the slow track must be done by requesting a block extension before 39 months have elapsed from the priority date.

Due to the recent debates over the rights of IP owners and public discontent, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has reviewed the Intellectual Property Laws of Malaysia and will soon be implementing amendments to resolve matters. The review and amendments will affect the Copyright Act, Trade Marks Act, Patents Act and Industrial Design Act as well as the Layout Design of Integrated Circuits Act and the Geographical Indication Act. Major amendments will include:

Ron Fernando explains how India's lack of patent protection for software affects innovators and investors

Russian judges are taking a more relaxed approach to parallel traded products. Ekaterina Tilling of Goltsblat BLP explains what trade mark owners can do to limit grey market goods