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News focus: Facing the digital challenge

The entertainment industries are increasingly active in taking steps to combat the copyright dangers posed by the internet. Sam Mamudi investigates the strategies rights owners are developing, and asks whether copyright has a future

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

How to categorize your patent portfolio

The importance of managing and exploiting your intangible assets has never been greater, yet few companies are fully aware of the size, contents or value of their IP portfolios. Samir Bhavsar reveals the best way to categorize your patents

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Enforcing IP rights in Malaysia

Counterfeiting is a growing problem in Malaysia with more and more individuals getting involved in this highly lucrative industry. To combat infringement and counterfeiting activities in the country, the government has introduced new legislation and tightened its enforcement measures to ensure compliance with its laws. Whether an IP rights owner decides to seek redress through a civil or criminal action against the offending party depends on the type of relief the IP owner seeks.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Foreign registrations dominate Singapore designs data

Since coming into force on November 13 2000, the Singapore Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266) has seen a reasonable level of activity in terms of the number of applications filed. Below are some statistics extracted from the 2002/2003 annual report of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for years 2001 and 2002.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

The view from Siemens

On the eve of his retirement in May, Wilhelm von Lieres, corporate chief IP counsel of Siemens, tells Stéphanie Bodoni about the company's IP strategy, and his views on the software directive and the Community patent

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

China overhauls Customs regulations

On December 2 2003 the State Council of the People's Republic of China published new Regulations on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (the new Regulations), which will come into force on March 1 2004.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

The inventors strike back

Two Japanese inventors have recently become millionaires after being awarded compensation for their revolutionary patents. The cases have led to concern among Japanese businesses, and proposals for changes to the patent law. Emma Barraclough investigates

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Changes in trade marks

The Argentine Trade mark Law has recently been amended to give more agility and efficiency to the prosecution of trade mark applications. The implementing decree of the Trade Mark Act 22,362, in effect since 1981, has been modified by Presidential Decree No 1141 issued in December 2003.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

How to enforce rights in the new Europe

As the EU is set to expand to include 10 more states in May, Jeremy Phillips analyzes the options available to rights owners who need to enforce their intellectual property and examines the systems being put in place by the European Commission

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

Australia leads the way with innovation patent

Malcolm Royal, former FICPI president, explains how the reformed innovation patent system works in Australia and, overleaf, compares similar procedures worldwide

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2004

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