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ECJ develops descriptive trade mark definition

Stéphanie Bodoni, London

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Solving the WHOIS dilemma

Jonathan Robinson, director of business development, NetNames

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

A bitter pill for appellants

The Court of Appeal has recently clarified the grounds on which first instance decisions in the Patents Court can be appealed. In future, permission to appeal may be granted less often and on narrower grounds and the number of successful appeals may be reduced.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Trade mark opposition procedure recovered

Formerly, the Ukrainian Trade Mark Law did not regulate an institute of submitting oppositions against pending trade mark applications under the national procedure. Rather, the Law contained quite a conservative provision stipulating that information in respect of pending national trade mark applications should be regarded as confidential, and the relationship should be bilateral, in other words between the applicant and the examiner, with no third persons formally allowed.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Enforcing IP rights in Malaysia

Counterfeiting is a growing problem in Malaysia with more and more individuals getting involved in this highly lucrative industry. To combat infringement and counterfeiting activities in the country, the government has introduced new legislation and tightened its enforcement measures to ensure compliance with its laws. Whether an IP rights owner decides to seek redress through a civil or criminal action against the offending party depends on the type of relief the IP owner seeks.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Why trade mark assignments may be rejected

A Colombian tobacco company registered in 1994 a trade mark in international class 34 to cover the following goods: tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. In 1996 the owner of the trade mark agreed partially to assign the trade mark with regard to some goods covered by the registration. The trade mark was assigned to a third party covering only matches while the owner maintained mark with regard to tobacco and smokers' articles.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

How to protect publicity rights

Neither the Mexican intellectual property laws nor the federal or local courts recognize rights of publicity as they are known in the United States. However some provisions of the Mexican Copyright Statutory Law could provide some protection similar to the so called rights of publicity.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

The inventors strike back

Two Japanese inventors have recently become millionaires after being awarded compensation for their revolutionary patents. The cases have led to concern among Japanese businesses, and proposals for changes to the patent law. Emma Barraclough investigates

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Foreign registrations dominate Singapore designs data

Since coming into force on November 13 2000, the Singapore Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266) has seen a reasonable level of activity in terms of the number of applications filed. Below are some statistics extracted from the 2002/2003 annual report of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for years 2001 and 2002.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

The view from Siemens

On the eve of his retirement in May, Wilhelm von Lieres, corporate chief IP counsel of Siemens, tells Stéphanie Bodoni about the company's IP strategy, and his views on the software directive and the Community patent

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

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