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Singapore’s High Court recently delivered its ruling in Merck v Pharmaforte. Ella Cheong & G Mirandah in Singapore reveal that the decision has big implications for all patent owners in Singapore

Romania has a new law governing the protection of plant varieties. Sonia Larion and Lucian Enescu, of Rominvent in Bucharest, explain how it works

Patent owners should be aware of the limitations regarding amending patent claims in the former Soviet Union. Antti Papula, of Nevinpat in Helsinki, examines the rules in Russia and the CIS

Japan’s patent law has seen a lot of changes over the past two years. Yoshiya Ishimura, of Tokyo Aoyama Law Office/Baker & McKenzie in Tokyo, analyzes some of the most important developments

Mexico has now substantially liberalized its anti-trust regime. Oscar M Becerril of Becerril, Coca & Becerril, SC in Mexico City, explains how the licensing laws affect patent owners

After six years of deadlock, the US and the European Union have reached an understanding on the voting arrangement within the Assembly of the Madrid Union, paving the way for the US to join in 2001.

To strengthen IP rights enforcement in Singapore, new border enforcement measures were introduced in the Copyright Act and the recent Trade Marks Act 1998 to prevent infringing goods from entering Singapore. The border enforcement measures under the Trade Marks Act 1998 in particular took effect on January 15 1999 and enable a trade mark owner suspicious of any incoming shipment of infringing goods to enlist the assistance of the Customs and Excise Department. Subject to certain safeguards, the Department may seize these goods when they enter Singapore.

The European Patent Office has admitted that a patent for altering cells and human embryos was granted to Edinburgh University “by mistake”.

The new Trade Mark Law which came into force on July 23 1998 includes the provision to introduce oppositions within three months from the date of a trade mark´ s publication in the Official Bulletin.

Sergio L Olivares, Jr and Alejandro Luna, of Olivares & Cia in Mexico City, examine the usefulness of new procedures enabling civil judges to award damages in IP cases