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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

Balancing rights in Estonia’s gene pool

Research into the human genome has opened up the possibility of collecting, publishing and even patenting individual genes. Andreas Schrell and Nils Heide explain how a new law will regulate the gene database in Estonia

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

IN BRIEF: NEWS

BRAZIL: From March 6, the Brazilian agency responsible for the registration of domain names (FAPESP) will allow registration by foreign companies. Before that date, registration could only be made by local companies.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Unity of a trade mark application

Pursuant to the binding Law on Trade Marks, one trade mark application can relate to one trade mark only. A trade mark can be registered in respect of an unlimited number of goods and services. In the case of colour trade marks, an application can relate to only one combination of colours.

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

Why Festo will change your patenting strategy

In the recent Festo decision, the Federal Circuit unveiled a new approach to analyzing the doctrine of equivalents and the companion doctrine of prosecution history estoppel. In light of this new approach, Allen R Jensen and Stacy D Lewis provide some guidelines for patentees

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

Double jeopardy and European patents

A recent EPO decision has challenged the conventional exclusion on double patenting. Neil Thomson asks where the decision leaves EPO practice, and what impact it will have on proceedings in the UK

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

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