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  • There is a requirement to file a statement of information (Form 27) regarding the working of a patent in India. The working of a patent means the commercial exploitation of the invention that is embodied in the patent. These statements can be supplied every financial calendar year, within three months of the end of each year.
  • The Irish High Court has recently given a landmark decision concerning Council Regulation (EC) 6/2002 (the Regulation) which protects Community design rights. This decision generated much interest in Ireland as there is little case law here concerning unregistered design rights and the interpretation of the Regulation.
  • Since regulation (EEC) 1768/92 on supplementary protection certificates (SPC) appeared, it has been the object of numerous court actions, which have defined terms such as "product" and "Community".
  • On January 1 2008 the European Patent Convention entered into force in Croatia. Consequently, European patent applications filed on or after January 1 2008, when the Convention entered into force on the territory, will include the designation of Croatia as a contacting state to the EPC. This is the latest of many changes to the domestic patent system aimed at increasing the compatibility of intellectual property laws and treatment with TRIPs and EU legislation.
  • The lack of IP protection in Africa deters investors, while inventors in the continent barely register internationally. But, asks James Nurton, is that about to change?
  • This month Managing IP reveals the results of part one of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, in this issue we list the leading firms in patent prosecution and contentious work in 65 jurisdictions
  • The recent High Court ruling in Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA & Another [2007] EWHC 2257 shows how the UK courts construe patent claims covering genetic material and genetic sequences.
  • A sound mark is a non-traditional mark (such as scent, taste, texture and moving-image marks) where sound is used to perform the trade mark function of uniquely identifying the commercial origin of products or services.
  • Long before John Locke's natural rights theory was used as a basis for granting a monopoly over intellectual property in continental Europe, and long before the founders of the United States drafted their constitution to allow Congress the power to "promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries", Islamic Sharia established principles to protect intellectual property.
  • Amanresorts Limited and Amanresorts International Pte Ltd (Amanresorts) are two companies under the umbrella of the Amanresorts Group. Amanresorts are the owners of various trade marks comprising the word "Aman" and/or the prefix "Aman" including "Amanusa" around the world (but their "Amanusa" mark in Singapore was not renewed at the relevant time). Amanresorts operate many exclusive and luxurious hotels and resorts around the world and "Amanusa" is one of Amanresorts' exclusive high-end resorts in Bali.