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US-EU rift opens up over GIs

The International Trademark Association (INTA) hosted a session at the WTO Doha Symposium in Geneva from April 29 to May 1 on the impact of the Doha Agreement on geographical indications (GIs). The session revealed a divergence between the EU and US. The EU proposes that GI protection should be available for all products; the US maintains that only wines and spirits should benefit.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

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

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

LG attacked in Chinese first

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Exchanging MP3 files: the battle continues

Downloading free music in the form of MP3 files has been a point of discussion for a long time now. Only last year Napster, a file exchange program mainly used for music files, was closed down by a US judge. However, a Netherlands competitor to Napster, KaZaA, recently survived a controversial case against Buma/Stemra, the Netherlands agency for collecting copyrights.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Ministers' dispute stunts Community patent progress

Sam Mamudi, London

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Battle looms over Captain America

Ownership rights could be reclaimed by thousands of musicians and writers in the US if the creator of the Captain America character is successful in his battle with Marvel Enterprises, the publishing company.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

Comparing compound or complex trade marks

Compound marks are those formed by two or more words. When a third party adds a word to a nominative trade mark that is already registered, the result must be a mark that is sufficiently distinctive for it to be registered as a new mark, and there must be no danger of it being confused with the products identified with the mark that had been previously registered.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

The Nice classification in Mexico

The International Nice Classification allows all entities which are part of the Nice Convention to unify under one criteria the classification of goods and services to be protected with a trade mark.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 31 2002

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