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International exhaustion and public health

As parallel importers put pressure on European governments to relax rules on the grey market, Tony Willoughby argues that international exhaustion will inevitably lead to the spread of counterfeit drugs

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Universities win right to claim inventors’ IP

As the clock winds down for 1999, researchers in Denmark have to hurry if they want to keep their IP rights for their inventions. The Danish parliament passed a new act on May 25 1999 with effect from July 1 1999. This act applies to inventions made after January 1 2000, and gives an employer (the institution or university) the option to claim the IP rights for an invention made by an employee (the researcher).

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Parallel imports important update

MIP (April 1999) reported the decision in Montana Tyres Rims and Tubes Pty Ltd v Transport Tyre Sales Pty Ltd. The appeal decision of the Full Federal Court has now been published.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Threatening behaviour

The English law of threats enables a defendant to turn the tables on his attacker. But is it working? In the light of new litigation rules and the spread of domain name conflicts, Mark Elmslie calls for reform

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

News In Brief

In Court, Legislation, Moves

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

A model of modern innovative licensing

Is it possible to reconcile proprietary rights with the need for industry standards? Brian N Kearsey and John MacNaughton reveal how the telecoms industry has achieved the impossible – and set an example for other sectors

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

China sides with foreign trade mark owners

Cases concerning infringement of overseas companies’ trade marks in China jumped by more than 30% in the first half of this year compared to the first six months of 1998, according to a report from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in Beijing. Out of a total of 713 breaches of trade mark law throughout China in the first six months of this year, 690 cases concerned marks owned by foreign companies.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Putting together a mega-deal

Merger mania has hit the life sciences industry. And it is all because of patents, or rather lack of them. James Nurton examines the role of intellectual property in pharmaceuticals deals

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Singapore joins the digital age

Singapore has amended its copyright legislation to account for the popularity of the Internet. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 1999, which was passed by Parliament on August 17, caters for digital areas not previously considered by legislators and updates existing Internet law. The legislation emerged from consultations undertaken by the Electronic Commerce Committee, a group formed by the Registry of Trade Marks & Patents in 1998.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

US firm shakes up London IP scene

White & Case has become the first full-service US law firm to recruit an entire IP department staffed by English-law qualified practitioners for its London office.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

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