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  • The government of Cape Verde is preparing to introduce modern industrial property laws. The new legislation will repeal a Portuguese Code of 1940 which had applied to Cape Verde but had fallen into disuse. In preparation for the new system, the processing of trade mark registrations under the old Code has been temporarily revived.
  • Entitlement disputes under the UK Patents Act have recently undergone something of a revival with several cases reaching the courts. Interestingly though, Patent Office figures reveal that the number of entitlement disputes filed before the Patent Office has remained steady over recent years as has the number of cases referred from the Patent Office to the UK courts. Why then is everyone discussing entitlement disputes under UK law?
  • Ian Finch and David Marriott of James & Wells laud New Zealand's virtues as a test market for IP litigation cases, or to test the strength of patents and trade marks
  • The Federal Court has clarified its approach to patent infringement, but designers still face uncertainty over the protection of their designs, say Linda King and Rebekah Gay of Shelston IP
  • Peter Hallett of Watermark identifies the pitfalls of drafting a trade mark licence agreement in Australia, and explains how to avoid them
  • It has been an interesting year for the Australian courts, considering internet issues for first time, and grappling with colour marks. By Michael Wolnizer and Jeff Bergmann of Davies Collison Cave
  • Albert Terry of Griffith Hack discusses how the Bavaria case addressed the geographical significance issue in Australia
  • Australia: The Trade Marks Amendment Bill was passed by the Australian Parliament on October 12. Amendments include the ability to conduct simple trade mark transactions over the phone and new provisions dealing with opposition procedures.
  • A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449
  • IBM does it, so do Sun and Google. Even Microsoft is making positive noises about open source. Whether as a software developer or a software user, you need to understand open source and why it has the potential to change the way you handle IP. James Nurton reports