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News focus: Cost-cutting in court

A new streamlined procedure has been introduced to make patent litigation cheaper in the UK. But will it make the courts more attractive to patent owners? James Nurton reports Plus: Interview with Mr Justice Robin Jacob

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

The benefits of organizational IP

Executives should be aware of the possible connections between knowledge management and IP. Individual and organizational knowledge can be converted into IP rights, which can then be commercialized, explain Sharyn Ch’ang and Amanda Horne

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Lessons in obviousness in Australia

The judgment in Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alphapharm gives valuable guidance about the ‘obvious to try’ doctrine to the owners of Australian patents. Barry Eagar argues that the judges stressed the importance of Australian case law over its English equivalent

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Protect your IP rights from insolvency

What are the risks for licensees when a licensor becomes insolvent? Hamid Rashidmanesh, David Naylor and Adam A Lewis compare procedures under US and English law, and provide some tips on how to minimize risk

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Supreme Court tightens trade mark law

The US Supreme Court's ruling in the Victoria's Secret dilution case is the latest example of the trend to rein in IP rights. Edward Vassallo and Tila Duhaime examine what the ruling means for trade mark holders

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Patent invalidity defence survives

Pandrol USA LP v Airboss Railway Products Inc, 65 USPQ 2d 1985 (Fed Cir 2003) deals with several interesting questions of jurisdiction and waiver under US law.

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

How the UK Enterprise Act affects your IP

The frictions between the laws regulating the ownership and exercise of IP rights and anti-competitive agreements are known and long-standing. What is less widely understood is the extent to which this situation will change following recent reforms to UK and EU competition law, explains Guy Lougher

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Modification of a registered mark

Trade marks that include a design may suffer variations during the time they are used. This occurs due to modernization imposed by fashion. Not even well-known marks are exempt from periodical updating, even when their essential characteristics stay the same.

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

How to describe medicinal use inventions

The Korean Patent Act Article 42 (3) provides that the detailed description of an invention shall state the purpose, construction, and "effect" of the invention in such a manner that it may easily be carried out by a person skilled in the art. Thus, the description of the "effect" of the invention in the specification is mandatory under the Korean Patent Law.

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

Rules of engagement for IP litigation

More and more international companies are launching IP litigation in China. Before they do so, they should be aware of what is and what isn’t allowed in a Chinese courtroom, as Judge Xu, a prominent IP judge in Shanghai, explains in an exclusive interview with MIP

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2003

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