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OECD reveals cost of fakes

Emma Barraclough, Geneva

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Article 10 of the Enforcement Directive not fully implemented

Article 10 of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) provides corrective measures to be taken with regard to goods that have been found to infringe an intellectual property right. Those measures include:

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Australia liberalizes rules on interlocutory injunctions

Traditionally, Australian courts have apparently been reluctant to grant interlocutory injunctions for patent infringement, particularly in pharmaceutical cases. However, the Federal Court has recently acknowledged a change in this trend. In Merck & Co Inc v GenRx Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 1407, the Federal Court considered an interlocutory injunction application by Merck to stop a subsidiary of Apotex from importing an alendronic acid compound covered by one of Merck's patents.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Gowers debate highlights reform concerns

Effective patent enforcement and the scope of copyright protection proved the main topics for discussion at a debate organized by MIP in London last month

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

SIPO responds to China's critics

China is under pressure from IP owners and national governments to tackle IP crime. At a counterfeiting conference in Geneva, Zhang Qin, SIPO deputy director, told Emma Barraclough what the country is doing and how rights owners can help to protect their rights. He also explained why the government is not getting the credit it deserves for tackling infringement and why there needs to be a balance between competing interests in enforcement

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Why banks need an IP risk radar

IP rights are critical for companies in the financial services sector - but are often overlooked when business is booming. Catriona Smith, Nicola Dagg, Mark Ridgway and Kathryn Carlile explain the importance of assessing the danger that IP threats pose

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Don't let your IP get lost in transition

Handling IP rights in M&A deals is a complex process. Gregory Shatan sets out some best practices and explains how lawyers can negotiate more effective transitional licences and transition services agreements to help their clients achieve their aims during the key handover period

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Asia: Cummins' Chinese lessons

J Bruce Schelkopf, chief counsel, global intellectual property for Cummins, Inc, talks to Shahnaz Mahmud about grappling with counterfeiting and piracy in China

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

Survey results: Asia

Australia TRADE MARK PROSECUTION Tier 1 Davies Collison Cave Griffith Hack Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick Spruson & Ferguson Tier 2 F B Rice & Co Freehills Shelston IP Watermark Tier 3 Allens Arthur Robinson Blake Dawson Waldron Corrs Chambers Westgarth Tier 4 Baker & McKenzie Clayton Utz Deacons Halford & Co Madderns Mallesons Stephen Jacques Minter Ellison Pizzeys Wray & Associates Tier 5 Callinan Lawrie Cullen & Co Fisher Adams Kelly

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

New jurisdictions for enforcing IP rights

Customs is working with the publishing industry to combat India's unique piracy and counterfeit issues. By Akash Chittranshi and Jyoti Taneja of Akash Chittranshi & Associates

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2007

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