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Machado named Boards of Appeal president

The Community Trade Mark Office in Alicante (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market or OHIM) has appointed Bruno Machado to the new post of Boards of Appeal president, MIP has learned. His appointment has been recommended by OHIM's Administration Board and will be formally announced in June, after it has been confirmed by the EU Council of Ministers.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Vietnam:Combating counterfeiting in Vietnam

IP owners can use many tactics to fight against counterfeiting in Vietnam. These include meeting with officials to request action and educating the public, writes Pham Vu Khanh Toan of Pham & Associates in Hanoi

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Europe:Software protection in Europe

The trend to harmonize intellectual property laws in Europe continues with the introduction of a proposed Directive on computer-implemented inventions; if the Directive is adopted in its current form it may mean Europe provides less patent protection for software than is currently available in the US, argues Michael Molineaux of Haarmann Hemmelrath in London

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Rights for all

A wealth of IP rights exists in innovations from the developing world, particularly in biodiversity inventions. The battle has always been to secure access to those rights. India’s Honey Bee Network is one organization fighting for a fairer system. Ralph Cunningham reports

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Hijacking thwarted on appeal

A cigarette company has proved use to fight off an attempt to register a mark similar to one of its products. This is in spite of failing with its own application. Owners of foreign trade marks in Singapore should gain confidence from the result, writes Farah Namazie

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Trade mark owners benefit from .uk dispute process

Eight months after Nominet launched a dispute procedure for .uk domains, over 80% of the decisions have resulted in the domain name being transferred. Sarah Wright examines some of the more significant decisions

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

MIP awards 2002

MIP hosted a reception at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC on May 21 during the INTA Conference. Over 250 guests attended the party, including award winners from the leading firms in the World IP Survey and Emerging Markets Survey. Pictures of some of the award winners, and MIP staff, are shown.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Patenting human stem cells – EGE advocates caution

On May 7 the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) presented to the Commission its latest opinion 'Ethical aspects of patenting involving human stem cells'. The opinion aims to define the conditions and limits of the patenting of stem cells.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Viacom fails in its claim to domain name mtv.com.sg

The landmark first domain name dispute to be put through the recently-launched formal resolution process in Singapore has been settled in favour of the registrant-respondent with entertainment giant Viacom International failing in its attempt to claim the domain name mtv.com.sg.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

IN BRIEF: AMERICAS

? Canada: The Supreme Court reserved judgment on whether a genetically modified mouse, an experiment by Harvard University for cancer research, can be patented. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled in 2000 that patenting animals is not illegal. A decision is expected next autumn.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

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