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Domain name disputes in Mexico

In Mexico, the Domain Name Registrar is an entity called NIC-Mexico (Network Information Centre de Mexico), which handles registration and administration of domain names identified with the ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) ".mx". NIC-Mexico is not an authority and it has not been granted official authorization for being in charge of the Mexican domain names management. However, NIC-Mexico is today the only "entity" which has responsibility for managing Mexican domains.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Filing patents with disclaimers

By means of a disclaimer, non-patentable embodiments can be excluded from the scope of a generic claim. Disclaimers are most often used in order to establish novelty. Both the German Patent Office and the European Patent Office accept disclaimers and do not require the disclaimer to have a basis in the patent application as filed.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

IN BRIEF: NEWS

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Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Seven new domains to compete with . coms

The greatest structural development in the internet´ s history ended on November 16, with the introduction of seven new domain names.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Filing trends in European trade marks

As competition between firms for trade mark work increases, Ann Chapman reveals the latest trends in European practice

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Andean IP protection overhauled

The rules governing intellectual property in the five countries of the Andean Pact have been revised. Cecilia Falconi examines the key aspects of the new legislation.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

SPECIAL FEATURE: CHINA MAKES THE BIG LEAP FORWARD

Last month, German pharmaceutical company Bayer became the latest multinational to set-up a research and development centre in Shanghai. Its presence brings the total of foreign investors in the area to 32, a figure that includes some of the world's biggest high-tech powerhouses. The invasion is prompting a major overhaul of IP protection

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Crisis in the patent system

Bruce A Lehman President, International Intellectual Property Institute Washington DC

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

CHINA: A bright outlook for enforcement

Enforcement of rights in China has not had a good press. But, as James W Gould reports, improved institutions and procedures mean that rights owners can now have more confidence in the courts

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Written description requirement revisited

An October 25 2000 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit re-emphasizes the importance of the so-called "written description" requirement of United States patent law. In Purdue Pharma LP v Faulding Inc, 56 USPQ 2d 1481 (Fed Cir 2000), the Court affirmed a district court ruling invalidating several claims because nothing in the underlying patent application clearly and necessarily described the subject matter later embodied in its issued claims, saying:

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

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