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The Dubai Court of First Instance recently ordered that an identical trade name be deleted from the Commercial Register as it violated the plaintiff's registered and well-known trade mark as well as its name.

Data exclusivity, a key IP concern for research-based pharmaceutical companies, was introduced into the Turkish legislation with the publication of the Regulation on Marketing Authorization for Medicinal Products for Human Use in January 2005. The regulation only relates to pharmaceuticals for human use and does not bring exclusivity on the test data relating to agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides or insecticide, to obtain authorization for marketing in the country.

Under the interpretation of the rules put forth by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the extensions of time as of right under Rule 108(3) are not available under the slow track option.

Most of us who work with intellectual property know that there are a large number of patents out there that will never have a relevant impact on any business.

One of the main strengths of the Peruvian justice administration is the broad application of the rules that forbid the non-authorized use of brands in trade. Non-authorized use includes the illegal use of the trade marks in advertising on the internet.

New Zealand law makers are addressing the adequacy of the law governing ownership of copyright in commissioned work, otherwise known as the commissioning rule, and it appears that a change is imminent.

Intel is a familiar word not only outside but also inside Russia due to a full scale invasion of computers and computer-related technologies – so much so that some of the registrations that include the word "intel" have been recognized as famous trade marks in Russia.

Readers may have heard that Central America and the Dominican Republic last year bought a little over $16 billion in US exports. This sum is more than the United States sells to India, Indonesia, and Russia combined, and is enough to constitute the second largest export market for the US.

Bajaj Auto Limited has set in motion a row over alleged patent infringement by TVS Motor Company. Bajaj, the country's second biggest motorcycle manufacturer, has accused TVS of infringing its IP rights in its patented engine technology. This is the first time two big Indian companies have been involved in such a high profile dispute over ownership of a technology. The row began when TVS Motor Company unveiled its latest bike, Flame.

The National Board of Patents and Registration has recently established a list into which trade marks with a reputation may be entered on application. According to the National Board of Patents and Registration the purpose of the list is to better serve business life, agents and all other circles that need to obtain information about marks with a reputation. The list may also be helpful when conducting preliminary examinations and tests of confusing similarity concerning trade marks. Consequently, the list undoubtedly has a preventive effect on trade mark litigation.