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USTR comes down hard on Ukraine

Time, patience and sympathy ran out for the Ukraine on March 13 when, nine months after the central Asian country committed itself to implementing anti-counterfeiting measures, the US Trade Representative (USTR) designated it a Priority Foreign Country (PFC).

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

BMS defeat highlights generic debate

A federal judge has ruled that Mylan Laboratories must be allowed to sell its generic copy of Bristol-Myers Squibb's highly profitable drug BuSpar.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

A little morality in a digital world

Australian copyright law has been overhauled with amendments covering moral rights and digital protection. Kristin Stammer provides a guide for copyright owners and users of copyright material

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Spanish court proceedings overhauled

A long-awaited and far-reaching new Civil Procedure Act came into force in Spain on January 8 2001, which will have a profound effect on all civil proceedings, including IP actions. Gonzalo Ulloa and Ralph Smith reveal the main changes

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Ten commandments for success in Europe

Conducting opposition proceedings at OHIM is full of pitfalls for the uninitiated. Tasneem Haq provides 10 rules to help trade mark owners achieve success

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

China joins with Europe to fight counterfeiters

European electrical goods companies have teamed up with Chinese government inspectors to raid the factories of Chinese counterfeiters who are costing the industry millions of euros a year. The raids in Guangdong province in south China targeted factories producing counterfeit goods such as kettles, plugs, sockets and cookware being made to European companies' designs.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

UK stance threatens European harmony

Business methods should remain unpatentable. That was the clear message coming from the UK last month. In a statement issued on March 13, the government stood firm in its position not to allow the patentability of business methods and to allow no change in the guidelines for patenting software. The government's stance is likely to bring the UK into direct conflict with the European Patent Office, the United States and the UK software industry, which believes it is losing out to its American colleagues.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Hong Kong tightens grip on software pirates

Law and accountancy firms are coming under greater scrutiny in Hong Kong from April 1, under the new Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance intended to combat corporate piracy. Aimed at preventing bootlegging in places of public entertainment and combating corporate piracy, the new Ordinance targets those companies taking advantage of the loopholes in the law to avoid prosecution for copyright infringement.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

ICANN to investigate MLD names

ICANN is to set up a working group to make policy recommendations concerning the controversial multilingual domain (MLD) names.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Madrid Protocol only months away

US membership of the Madrid Protocol may be only a few months away according to Bruce MacPherson, director of external affairs of the International Trademark Association. Thanks to pressure from US companies and the INTA, the legislation to implement membership, first considered in 1989, is nearing the end of its journey through Congress. Attempts to implement the Protocol have not been easy. It has been dogged by conflict with the EU, and lately by complications over Cuba's role.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

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