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The Chilean Congress recently approved the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and its associated regulations. Approval of this Treaty is in harmony with the commitments assumed by the state of Chile upon its subscription to the 2002 Association Agreement with the European Union and the 2003 Free Trade Agreement with the United States.

Canadian representatives are involved in what have been termed plurilateral trade agreement talks aimed at the improved enforcement of intellectual property rights.

In 2002, Australia introduced a 12-month grace period for patent filings. The intention of the regulations was to discount the inventor's own disclosures within the 12-month period prior to filing when assessing prior art. It was also intended to reflect the grace period available in other jurisdictions, particularly the United States.

Seventeen African countries have joined together to launch the Southern and East African Copyright Network (SECONET) under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). SECONET has been established to address issues relating to the promotion and protection of the creative industries, copyrights and the IP field in general.

One of the major novelties introduced by the EPC 2000 is the central limitation proceedings (Articles 105(a), 205(c) and Rules 90-96), according to which the patent owner can request the central limitation of a granted European patent. According to the intention of the EPO, this should be a very quick administrative procedure. From the viewpoint of the national practitioner, the duration of the proceedings are especially interesting with respect to pending national revocation and/or infringement actions.

The battle against trade mark piracy in Argentina is being fought on two major fronts: 1) the marketing of counterfeit merchandise in fairs that do not comply with legal formalities, and 2) the import of counterfeit products through the borders.

US Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker has recently taken on a bigger role at the nation's latest patent rocket-docket. Eileen McDermott spoke to him about how the Court will continue to handle the heavy patent caseload minus one judge, as well as what the future holds

Richard Posell explains why mediation may be a particularly attractive option for resolving trade dress disputes

Managing IP asked correspondents in eight jurisdictions that provide some form of protection for GIs or their domestically named equivalent to address the key questions for brand owners

Japanese giants, Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co. (Matsushita) brought opposition proceedings against the applicants, Pensonic Corporation Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company that applied to register the mark Pensonic with the device of a letter P (trade mark no. T0503804C) for: "Electrical apparatus and instruments, radio and television receiving apparatus, tape and video recorders and combinations thereof, mechanisms for cassette and cartridge tape recorders, stereophonic sound reproducing apparatus and instruments, aerials, loud speakers, head-phones, microphones, radiogramaphones, sound amplifiers and parts and fittings, irons, electric steam irons, electric dry irons, electric flat irons, calculators; all being goods included in Class 9."