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  • The Malaysian Patent Office recognizes examination reports issued by the patent offices of Australia, the UK, the US, and the European Patent Office (the latter in its capacity as a national office or as an international preliminary examination authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty) in respect of the same invention. This will enable the Patent Office to expedite the substantive examination of patent applications.
  • Generally a mark is composed of a word, logo, or a combination of both. A mark may also consist of letters, numbers, or combinations of both. The design of a logo may be an abstract design, stylization or simple reproduction of everyday objects or images. These types of marks are very familiar to the majority of consumers. However, in this age of new trends of marketing techniques and electronic commerce, the above-mentioned types of marks may no longer be enough to capture the attention of consumers.
  • Since the European Parliament's amendments of September 24 2003 to the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions - the Software Patent Directive - the debate on the extent to which software-related innovations should be patentable in Europe has turned into a somewhat hysterical battle between lobbyists.
  • In the third part of the annual World IP Survey, MIP reveals the top-rated patent firms in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and eastern and central Europe
  • The Interpretations on Some Issues Relating to the Application of Law to Computer Network Copyright Dispute Cases (the Interpretations) were first passed by the Trial Committee of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on November 11 2000. After three years of operation, the Supreme Court has deemed it necessary to make amendments thereto which were announced on January 2 2004 and effective from January 7 2004.
  • Masashi Kurose of Kyowa Patent and Law Office discusses the latest measures put in place to prevent the importation of counterfeit goods into Japan
  • Yoshitaka Sonoda of Sonoda & Kobayashi in Tokyo provides a step-by-step guide to enforcing patents through the courts in Japan
  • Masako Hall of Taiyo, Nakajima & Kato in Tokyo explains why so many bewildering trade mark decisions are made at the JPO examination stage
  • Businesses in the UK are faced with a new set of rules governing how they can use data in marketing and e-commerce. Simon Stokes and Ayesha Bramwell explain how new privacy regulations impact on the use and abuse of spam
  • The arrest of a transport company worker during a raid on counterfeiters in India may signal a tougher approach to piracy in the country.