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  • In Mexico, the Mexican Trademark Office (TMO) has been reluctant to grant registrations for composite trade marks, especially those involving the protection of the shape of bottles. Arguably, this is because the TMO improperly focuses its analysis solely on the shape of the bottle, without studying the collection of elements as a whole.
  • Based on German 3-D-mark 399 06 072 (figure 1) registered for consumption-ready cereals and desserts in classes 29 and 30, German company Alois Müller GmbH & Co has obtained an interlocutory injunction against Italian company Milkon Alto Adige ordering it not to distribute in Germany its yoghurt product (figure 2), which also uses a two-chamber yoghurt cup (Civil Court Munich, file 4HK O 8370/08).
  • On November 11 2008 the Supreme People's Court of China published the draft Interpretation of certain questions on the application of law relating to the recognition and protection of well-known marks in the adjudication of civil disputes like trade mark infringements (Interpretations) for consultation.
  • In an important decision, Apotex Inc v Sanofi-Synthelablo Canada Inc [2008, SCC], the Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed, in principle, the validity of selection patents where the selected members of a genus posses a special advantage not present in the remainder of the genus, provided the requirements of novelty and non-obviousness are satisfied. However, much of the Court's discussion has more general application.
  • Aydin Deris and Okan Çan of Deris Patents and Trademark Agency and Deris Law Office outline Turkish trade mark rights enforcement procedure and recent legislative developments
  • Ersin Dereligil of Destek Patent Inc outlines the structure of Turkish patent prosecution and highlights some recent developments
  • James Nurton spoke to the new president of the Turkish Patent Institute Habip Asan about increasing applications, improving quality and protecting geographical indications
  • My company is keen to save money by moving our IP portfolio to maximise tax efficiencies - what are the advantages and disadvantages?
  • The race to outsource IP work has begun, and there is no better time to join in than now. As businesses struggle to adapt in a dismal economic climate, the call to cut costs is growing ever louder. This month, Asia editor Peter Ollier – just one week before the shocking terrorist attacks in Mumbai – embarked upon a trip through India to meet with some of the top IP outsource providers and law firms. And what he found may quite surprise those whose perception of LPO companies is less than complimentary.