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  • ? US: A California court has cleared biotech company Genentech of patent infringement in a dispute with rival Chiron over a breast cancer drug.
  • Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong
  • Ingrid Hering, London
  • Unlike many countries, image rights are not available in the UK. Guy Veysey analyzes the latest developments in this field and asks whether celebrities’ images can be protected using other IP rights
  • Patent reform may be required to deal with technological development. But the strength of enforcement measures will always be the key for patent owners. An effective litigation system is one method available to them, writes Ralph Cunningham
  • The UK Copyright Directorate launched a consultation on the implementation of the EU Copyright Directive (the Directive) into UK law on August 7 2002. The Directive entered into force on July 22 2001 and member states are required to transpose it into domestic law by December 2002. The aim of the Directive is to harmonize rights in certain key areas, in particular to deal with the challenges of the internet, e-commerce and digital technology.
  • Pursuant to the law it is not possible to reserve a company name in Poland. No register of company names is run in our country. However, a company name can be recorded in the National Court register along with data about the company (including, for instance, the nature of the company, such as a limited liability partnership or a joint stock company). Only companies domiciled in Poland can be recorded in the National Court register.
  • In a recent decision (3 Ni 3/01) the German Federal Patent Court concluded that one working example in a patent can be a basis to maintain method claims of broader scope in view of insufficiency objections raised in nullity proceedings.
  • Author's special rights or moral rights, as these are commonly referred to, have their genesis in Article 6 bis of the Berne Convention which states:
  • ? Europe: WIPO is preparing to select a director general when Kamil Idris retires on November 30 2003. A special session of the general assembly will be held in May or June next year to endorse a nomination by the WIPO coordination committee. The EPO is also seeking a new president to start in January 2004, when Ingo Kober steps down.