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  • In the recent case of Industria De Diseno Textil SA v Edition Concept Sdn Bhd [2005 3 MLJ 347], the defendant filed a notice of motion to set aside and expunge the plaintiff's trade mark "Zara" on the grounds that it had used the Zara mark and made it well-known in Malaysia in respect of clothing well before the plaintiff's trade mark was approved.
  • After a lengthy and heated debate between business people, scientists and engineers, the Korean Intellectual Property Office has prepared a draft amendment to the Korean Invention Promotion Act, which deals with employee inventions.
  • Indian politicians are discussing whether to make another amendment to the country's patent rules. On June 20 2005, the government notified the Patents (Second Amendment) Rules, 2005. It was widely expected that the draft Rules would reverse the exorbitant hike in the filing fee introduced in a previous amendment to the Rules.
  • On August 15 2005, the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court granted a pre-action injunction in favour of a plaintiff whose name translates as Beijing Red Lion Paints Co Ltd. The injunction was granted against the defendant, whose name translates as Beijing Red Lion Jing Paints Trading Co Ltd. This is the first time a Beijing court has granted such an injunction since the revised Patents Law 2000, Trade Mark Law 2001 and Copyright Law 2001 were enacted.
  • We recently reported on a referral to the European Court of Justice, which may bring about the possibility for getting supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for formulation patents (MIP, June 2005). This month we report on another referral to the ECJ, the outcome of which could also have a significant economic impact.
  • Through regular inspections of trade, Argentine Customs often realized that counterfeit goods were circulating, but their hands were tied. Customs authorities were not empowered to detain goods infringing IP rights.
  • The growth of chief IP officers is the latest trend in the corporate world. But, says, Robert Greene Sterne, each company must tailor the position to achieve success
  • On the eve of the launch of .eu, Nick Wood examines the relationship between IP owners and ccTLD administrators in Europe and calls for greater harmonization. A table overleaf profiles the 32 ccTLD registries in Europe and provides information on registering domain names and resolving disputes in each one
  • In June 2003, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the claims of ownership over a creative work. Joseph M Beck examines how that decision has shaped IP case law over the past two years
  • Companies working in the field of biotechnology could face limited protection for their inventions following the introduction of a revised patent law in Germany. Harald von Campenhausen outlines the pitfalls and how rights owners can best avoid them