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Korea: A question of ownership

Collaboration helps creativity and increases production but it can cause problems when it comes to determining inventors' rights. Tae-Jun Suh and Kevin Lee of Kim & Chang explain the rules in Korea

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

China: Latest patent law changes analyzed

China's Patent Law was first enacted in 1984. Now a third set of revisions has been submitted to the Legal Affairs Office of the State Council. Yali Shao of Liu Shen & Associates outlines the key features

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Taiwan: Another milestone within reach

Taiwan has taken a series of steps to improve its IP legislation, including preparing to set up a specialist IP court. Fred C T Yen of Tai E International outlines Taiwan's legislative progress

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Singapore: Making your case

Two recent court cases have highlighted the importance of bad faith in trade mark law, while another has clarified the rules about the use of oral evidence. Winnie Tham and Jason Chan of Amica Law LLC analyze the rulings

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

South Pacific: South Pacific islands move to harmonize rules

Negotiating 14 sets of trade mark rules in the South Pacific is a tricky task. But now the island states of the Pacific Islands Forum are considering offering a regional route for administering trade marks, say Florence Fenton and Richard Naidu of Munro Leys

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Philippines: Parallel problem

There are a number of ways in which IP owners can tackle parallel imports in the Philippines. Ignacio S Sapalo of Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan outlines the options

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Panama: A guide to using the courts

Panama law differs from Anglo-Saxon law not just in its language, but also in its proceedings. Rolando Candanedo Navarro of Bufete Candanedo explains the importance of legalization and authentication of evidence

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Brazil: Drugs dispute demands action

The market for pharmaceuticals in Brazil has great potential. Yet Brazil's Health Authority is in conflict with the pharmaceutical industry over IP rights, and sales are suffering. Deborah Portilho and Rana Gosain of Daniel Advogados investigate

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Deciphering Mexican patent prosecution

When it comes to prosecuting a patent application before the Mexican Patent Office, the applicant should remember that the Office does not undertake a completely independent substantive examination of patent applications. Mexico's Law of Industrial Property contemplates that the Office may accept or require the findings of substantive examinations conducted by foreign patent offices or, where appropriate, a copy of the patent granted by foreign patent offices.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

Guidance sought over parallel imports

Adolfo Athié and Eduardo Kleinberg of Basham Ringe & Correa explain the concept of exhaustion, and examines how it applies to patent, trade mark and copyright assets in Mexico

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

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