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TK debate puts pressure on patentees

Spurred on by success in several cases, campaigners in developing countries want to reform the patent system to recognize the place of traditional knowledge. If change comes, it will have a big impact on all patent applicants in the life sciences industry. James Nurton and Emma Barraclough report

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

A practical guide to patent trial discovery

The scope and importance of discovery during US patent trials cannot be underestimated. Jack Griem explains how the process works, and highlights the best way to get the most of the system

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

I can't get no satisfaction

I've been working as an advertising industry lawyer in many countries around the world for about 15 years now. I must have seen every possible approach from the creative team to try to deliver on the music that a particular client will want for a TV commercial. So far as the Middle East is concerned, I'm afraid I'd say that we have a worse attitude to copyright clearance than I've seen in any other region.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

Beware the transfer pricing trap

On their face, transfer prices can have dangerous implications for potential damages claims in infringement cases. Phillip Beutel, Bryan Ray and Steven Schwartz outline what in-house counsel need to know to avoid pitfalls

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

China clarifies policy on domain name disputes

On March 1 2005, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issued an interpretation on its Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Interpretation) to clarify three definitions. The Interpretation took immediate effect.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

Madrid waits for Mexico

José Graca-Aranha of WIPO discusses Mexico and the rest of Latin America's developing attitude towards joining the Madrid Protocol

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

GI debate back on the agenda

The dispute surrounding geographical indications and their co-existence with trade marks created a deadlock in international trade negotiations in 2003. But discussions are now in full swing with two recent WTO decisions, an ECJ opinion and the upcoming WTO summit in Hong Kong. Stéphanie Bodoni reports

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

What to know before striking a deal

Technology transfer and licensing deals are governed by a series of national laws that foreign companies need to understand before doing business in Mexico. Jose Antonio Romero and Héctor Chagoya of Becerril Coca & Becerril outline the country's licensing regime

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

The good and bad for well-known and famous marks

A recent amendment to Mexico's IP law has made it easier to get a trade mark recognized as well-known or famous. But problems remain, explain Jorge Molet and Leonardo Taro Seo of Bufete Soní

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

Europe

Brussels: The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee, which advises on all IP-related matters, has agreed that the EU's draft directive on the patenting of computer-implemented inventions had shortcomings that would lead to pure software patenting. The decision follows the Committee's meeting with IP lawyers who expressed their views on the directive during a public hearing on May 23.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2005

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