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Following widespread concern that the proposed new Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation would stifle licensing and, ultimately, innovation in Europe, the European Commission has proposed last-minute amendments. Guy Heath examines their impact, and whether or not they adequately address those concerns

The Argentine patent law has recently been amended, and the amendments largely concern preliminary injunctions. This amendment was born from an agreement between the American and Argentine governments, after a consultation round within the WTO framework, and was passed by our Congress on December 4 2003, coming into effect in January 2004.

Co-existence agreements provide a useful tool for regulating co-existing trade marks and as a way of settling and avoiding trade mark conflicts. Yasmine Hashim provides a practical guide to drafting and reviewing such agreements

Recent years have seen a long-awaited growth in technology transfer transactions and offshore software development in Ukraine. This fact may be explained by the following factors. Ukraine has a well-developed technical educational system, inherited from former times. Recent economic growth has shown the growing need for an innovative approach. Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of Ukrainian research and development, in combination with the above indicated facts, is attracting foreign investors seeking new ideas and technological solutions.

A survey of trade mark cases decided over the last century reveals that court clashes commonly occur where two businesses trade under very similar names in closely related fields. The latest case of this nature involved a challenge by Reed Executive against Reed Business Information's use of the name "Reed" on its totaljobs.com website.

A recent case heard in the High Court of Singapore has shed some useful light on the issue of proving damage in a trade mark infringement suit.

On September 19 2003, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government, with amendments to the Regulations of the Health Law as well as to the Regulations of the Law on Industrial Property. The purpose of the amendments is to establish coordination rules between the Ministry of Health and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), in connection with the granting of pharmaceutical product registrations for marketing approval, when the making and/or selling of the product might trigger the infringement of a patent.

In a recent decision in Intel Corporation v Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd & Others [2004] 1 CLJ 550, Intel Corporation successfully obtained an interim injunction against the defendant who dealt with smart cards and information technology security solutions. The defendant was using the trade name Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd and registered the domain name www.intelcardsystems.com.

The Free Trade Agreement between Chile and the US has closed a dangerous loophole in Chile's patent protection framework. Juan Pablo Egaña explains how patent holders can make the most of the change

On November 6 2003, Canada became the first country to begin implementation of the WTO Decision regarding the Doha Declaration. Nancy P Pei examines Canada's proposal and what it means for patent holders