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  • David Balto, White & Case, Washington DC
  • Given the time that intellectual property proceedings usually take, and the insufficient expertise among the judges hearing the cases, in Colombia the parties to IP conflicts are increasingly resorting to alternative methods such as arbitration and conciliation.
  • "There is a real emphasis in making sure that we recognize the international constituency and address its concerns"
  • Recent figures show IP rights holders are making more use of UK Customs "watch notice" procedures (152 watch notices in force for the year ended 2001, and 127 for 2000 according to HM Customs & Excise). Watch notices offer a useful tool for policing IP rights and could be used more.
  • Owners of design rights have any number of laws to rely on when protecting their products in China. But too much uncertainty surrounds the best legal option to take. The authorities must make protection easier, argues Jan De Visser
  • Venezuela’s Congress is debating fundamental IP reforms. But, warns Gabriela Nuñez, there are a lot of obstacles which must be overcome before protection can improve
  • When it comes to using patents to provide more brand and shareholder value, some companies may be getting in the way of their own success. In the following excerpt from their chapter in the book From Ideas to Assets – Investing Wisely in Intellectual Property (John Wiley & Sons), Bruce Berman and James D Woods show how the importance of these patents may be overlooked and under-communicated
  • Thanks to a new directive, artists across Europe will receive royalties on future sales of their works – many for the first time. George Moore and Matthew Warren explain how the royalty structure will work
  • Trade mark systems in Africa and the Middle East are at various stages of development. The difficulties with registering and enforcing rights should not put off those interested in doing so, reports Ralph Cunningham
  • In April and May 2000, the Mexican Federal Administrative Proceedings Law was amended on a supplementary basis. The changes meant that standards for the administrative proceedings of the law became applicable to all actions filed before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (the IMPI). These included trade mark registration, granting of patents, nullity and infringement actions.