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Apple cuts iTunes prices as EU ponders copyright rules

Music buyers in the UK will soon pay less to download music from Apple's iTunes store after the US company said it would standardize music prices across Europe

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Re-awake and exploit historic brands

John Coldham explains how to refresh a dormant brand and how IP owners can protect their shelved rights from rivals

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Why patent life expectancy matters

Peter Ollier looks at a range of statistics at the EPO, USPTO and JPO to see if patent renewal rates are decreasing and analyzes the implications

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Survey results: Europe

Most highly rated firms in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and UK

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Survey results: Africa and Middle East

Leading patent firms in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Africa turns to IP for development

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?

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Patent firms of the year

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

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

IP in Islam and consequences of infringement

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.

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

First sound mark in Turkey

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.

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

Appearance of high speed trains lacks distinctiveness

The first high-speed railway constructed by Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model in Taiwan rolled into service in 2006. The high-speed train, called 700T in Taiwan, was built based upon the design of the locomotive used by the Japanese high-speed rail system, only with the stripes extending along both sides of the locomotive altered from pure blue to juxtaposed orange and black.

Managing IP Correspondent, February 01 2008

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