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The best defence is a good offence

A recent Supreme Court decision in Japan will speed up patent litigation but innocent potential defendants should act early to avoid costly court battles. John A Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto explain why

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Taking the fight to court

The end of the twentieth century saw patent owners queueing up to go to court to defend their rights. For some, the results were rewarding; for others, the risk didn’t pay off. James Nurton profiles some of 1999’s more interesting cases

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

The King and I

Elvis is a powerful brand, maybe the most powerful. In the battle to exploit it, one man has travelled the world and questioned the limits of trade mark protection. James Nurton tells Sid Shaw’s story

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Chiron victorious in Germany

Chiron has won the latest round in its marathon battle with Roche over biotechnology patents. On May 18, the Landgericht(district court) in Dusseldorf, ruled that Roche's Amplicor HIV PCR tests infringed Chiron's European patent number 181 150.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

China agreement gets mixed reception

China faces five years of the most crucial economic reforms since it launched its "open door" policy in 1978 after the US Congress approved permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) on May 24.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Rainforest Café Inc sucessfully resists appeal

Rainforest Coffee Products Pte Ltd (RCPPL), which was held to have infringed the RAINFOREST CAFÉ trade mark of Rainforest Café, Inc (RCI) under the repealed Trade Marks Act (Cap 332, 1992 edition) by the High Court last year, has failed in its appeal to the Court of Appeal (see the December 1999 issue of MIP under the same column for our report on the High Court decision).

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Assessing trade marks’ similarity

Trade marks have a special economic importance, with their ability to attract and to keep customers, and are one of the major elements in companies´ strategies.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Record award blamed on attorney misconduct

Californian lawyer William Levin has reacted angrily to a judge's ruling that he acted "unethically" in a high profile trade mark litigation case. In the ruling on May 23, US district court judge Lourdes G Baird overturned a record $143 million damages award against Pfizer due to attorney misconduct by Levin & Hawes, which represented British medical company Trovan.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Problems when seizing products in Mexico

When clients want to seize products in Mexico during a fair or exposition, the problem arises of obtaining authorization within a couple of days at most.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2000

Czech Republic: Improved weapons against pirates in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has a range of new laws giving improved IP protection. Zdenka Prádná, of Patentservis Praha, Ltd in Prague, explains what effect the new laws will have, and examines the mechanisms for enforcement

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2000

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