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  • The last few years have seen an earnest push by the Singapore government to develop the biotechnology sector in this island city-state. Indeed, biotechnology was to be the fourth pillar of the country's economy. The Straits Times recently reported that the government is spending US$1.7 billion over a period of five years to attract foreign biotech and pharmaceutical companies to Singapore.
  • Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser examines the status of the statutory safe harbor exemption from pharmaceutical companies in the US, in light of the Federal Circuit's comments in the recent Integra case
  • This is great news for brand owners, because nothing has happened for a long time on this issue
  • The new system of resolving domain name disputes in Hong Kong is a great improvement on the old method. Domain name owners can now make use of a quicker and cheaper way to assert their rights, explain Christopher Tung and Minny Siu
  • In highly competitive branches of industries, it is not unusual that an imitator makes use of the unprotected part of an invention as described in an original application of a previously granted patent by marketing a product lying out of the scope of protection. Since the imitator is not obliged to pay compensation for doing this, the patentee tries to seek protection for such subject matter that is not covered by the claims of the patent.
  • Stéphanie Bodoni, London
  • Slogans used as trade marks have been at the centre of a number of disputes on both sides of the Atlantic recently. Kate Hammond and Jason K Schmitz examine whether slogans qualify for protection, and how brand owners can obtain registrations
  • ? US: The Department of Commerce has agreed to extend its memorandum of understanding with ICANN for three years, and to include several specific targets to help with its privatization. The agreement was due to expire at the end of this September, but will now run until September 30 2006.
  • Stéphanie Bodoni, London
  • A hallmark of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is that they are negative in nature. Although often described as "exclusive", IPRs entitle the owner only to prevent others using or misusing the subject of the right. A recent example is provided in the field of trade marks by Inter Lotto (UK) Ltd v Camelot Group plc [2003] EWCA Civ 1132.