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  • In October 2005, the Provincial Appellate Court of Madrid gave an interesting judgment in an action that Lilly Group had brought against two companies in the business of selling generic products. The judgment confirmed that these companies' advertising was illegal and that there was trade mark infringement. The judgment is particularly noteworthy as high damages were awarded compared to what is usual in Spain.
  • IP concerns are increasingly likely to make or break cross-border M&A deals in China. In the second of a two-part series, Catherine Sun provides a step-by-step guide to getting it right
  • If you are a big pharmaceutical company, spending millions of dollars to manage your intellectual property every year, you will want to find the best lawyers to advise you on prosecution and litigation matters. But as Susanne Sivborg, vice-president of global intellectual property at AstraZeneca, tells Stéphanie Bodoni, the most experienced lawyers are no good if they do not respond to her company's needs
  • Ninety-eight out of every hundred US patents issued by the USPTO contain mistakes, according to a survey released last month.
  • Stéphanie Bodoni, London
  • MIP's annual survey of the leading IP firms covers 60 jurisdictions this year, and is the result of five months of research among IP professionals worldwide. James Nurton introduces the first part of the results, and explains how the tables have been compiled
  • Going after counterfeiters is a tricky task for brand owners anywhere in the world. The trick is to be strategic about the course of action one plans to take. The same principle counts also in the United Arab Emirates, where rights owners can choose from a range of options, says Lara Haidar of The Rights Lawyers
  • The revised IP law that Egypt introduced three years ago following its accession to the WTO signalled a will to rebuild international confidence in the country's ability to protect IP right owners. Khaled El Shalakany of Shalakany Law Office provides a detailed overview
  • IP owners have for the past 10 years been able to file for patent protection in several countries in one simple step - with the Gulf Cooperation Council patent office. Stéphanie Bodoni spoke to Ebrahim A Al-Mannai, the GCC patent office's assistant general-director, who has been with the office since the beginning
  • In recent years, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has adopted some strict trade mark examination criteria, concerning not only likelihood of confusion but also trade mark distinctiveness.