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  • Ian Heath, director general of IP Australia, tells Peter Ollier how the Australian office is facing up to the challenges of skill shortages, patent pendency and an ever-increasing trade mark workload
  • WIPO: Member states attending the organization's General Assembly agreed to hold two meetings in 2007 to consider more than 100 proposals that have been put forward as part of efforts to make WIPO more responsive to the needs to developing countries.
  • WIPO's latest patent report reveals an Asian patent boom. Peter Ollier considers what impact the rise of IP offices in China and Korea will have on the international patent system
  • As the music industry struggles to embrace the opportunities offered by the internet, one record label is developing an alternative model for making money from music. Emma Barraclough spoke to Magnatune's John Buckman to find out more
  • On October 1 2006, some substantive changes came into effect relating to the procedure for applying for UK registered designs. The result should be that it will become easier to obtain a UK registered design.
  • On September 22 2006, the Vietnamese government promulgated four key implementing decrees for the new Law on Intellectual Property. The decrees, which signify a clear improvement, particularly in regard to enforcement, are briefly summarized below:
  • In Romania, the legal provisions regarding the obligation to use a trade mark and the applicable sanction for failing to use it have been adopted relatively recently, through Law 84/1998 on trade marks and geographical indications. This provision gives two benefits: it allows the registration of new trade marks that are identical or similar to previous, non-used, ones and it incentivizes a trade mark owner to preserve his rights by using his mark.
  • US burger chain McDonald's has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases involving trade mark issues in its 66-year history. In Malaysia, they have now successfully protected their interests and obtained the exclusive use of the Mc prefix following a five-year legal tussle with McCurry Restaurant (KL). The Malaysian High Court has ruled that McDonalds has an exclusive right to "Mc" and it is the trade mark of the US fast food company.