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MIP Awards 2006

Thirty-two awards were presented to the firms of the year 2006 at a ceremony at Claridges in London on March 29. Listed here are the 26 country award winners, as well as the four regional European winners, in-house team of the year and lifetime achievement award

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

The secrets of Chinese patent litigation

Chinese courts are becoming increasingly experienced in handling patent litigation trials. Qingfen Hao of Dragon IP provides a guide to the process, from filing a suit to getting compensation

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

How to avoid RAND disputes

Concerns over hold-up problems with RAND licensing have raised questions about its use in the IP policies of standards-setting organizations. George W Jordan III offers guidance on avoiding RAND disputes based on a case study of Broadcom v Qualcomm

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Alicante court sends strong signal to rights owners

Spain's only CTM court, in Alicante, has decided its first cases on the merits. Alberto Casado Cerviño and Fabrizio Miazzetto examine what the rulings reveal about the application of ECJ precedents in Spain

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Adapting to the new regime

Last year's patent reform in India means that companies must quickly adopt new strategies to secure and protect their IP rights effectively and efficiently, says Mirut Dalal

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Patent crisis looms as demand soars

Is the world facing a global patent crisis? Some patent owners fear that booming applications, lack of quality, duplication of work and excessive costs are forcing existing frameworks to crack. Can anything be done before it is too late? James Nurton reports

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Americas

US: ICANN signed a deal with VeriSign that will see the company administering the .com registry until at least 2012. Under the deal, VeriSign can raise prices in at least four of the next six years by up to 7%. In return, ICANN receives an upfront payment of $625,000 and annual payments of between $6 million and $12 million.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Editorial

Globalization, the internet and the harmonization of IP systems mean that all brand owners now have to view their brands internationally. Whether using brands actively or defending them against pirates and competitors, it is rarely sufficient to focus on just one jurisdiction or region.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Rethinking domain names

While foreign companies are quickly recognizing the value of protecting their patents and trade marks in China, many have failed to include Chinese domain names in their IP strategy. Cedric Lam of Dorsey & Whitney outlines some recent trends that make it clear why they must pay attention to the domain name issue

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Inventions at the cutting edge

As more and more multinational companies move R&D facilities and management operations to China, they will inevitably want to file more patent applications there for software-related inventions and business methods. Huang Xiaolin of Liu, Shen & Associates explains how they should go about it

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

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