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Granting new plant varieties

The Law no 255 on the protection of new plant varieties entered in force on April 1 1999. This law provided for a system of protection of new plant varieties based on variety patents and it repealed the provisions on plant varieties enclosed in the Law no 64/1991 on patents of inventions.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

Protecting well-known marks in Mercosur

As investment into Latin America increases, protecting famous trade marks becomes more important. Tony Ferguson compares the protection available in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Chile

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

Africa - Table

South Africa A L 1 (2) Spoor & Fisher Pretoria ? ? 2 (1) Adams & Adams Pretoria ? ? 3 (4) DM Kisch Johannesburg ? ? 4 (3) John & Kernick/Bowman Gilfillan Halfway House ? ? 5 (-) Hahn & Hahn Pretoria ? ?

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

Pre launch patent searches: are they necessary?

Pre-launch patent searches can be costly and time-consuming. Andrew Inglis and Michael Molineaux examine whether they are really necessary in the UK, and compare the situation with other jurisdictions

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

North America - Tables

Canada A L 1 (1) Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh & Co Ottawa ? ? 2 (2) Gowling Lafleur Henderson Ottawa ? ? 3 (5) Ridout & Maybee Toronto ? ? 4 (9) Blake Cassels & Graydon Toronto ? ? 5 (4) Swabey Ogilvy Renault/Ogilvy Renault Montreal ? ? 6 (7) Bereskin & Parr Toronto ? ? 7 (-) MBM & Co Ottawa ? ? 8 (-) MacRae & Co Ottawa ? ? 9 (8) Deeth Williams Wall Toronto ? ? 10 (-) Ade & Company Winnipeg ? ?

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

Use claims in the Andean Community

The Colombian Patent Office denied to grant a patent on an application filed by Pfizer Inc directed to a product known as "Viagra" , whose chemical name is pyrazolepyrimidone. The reason for this decision was that the application was trying to protect a new use of a known product. About the same time, the Peruvian Patent Office granted a patent to a corresponding patent application for the same subject matter.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2000

How to protect your identity

A string of high-profile cases has raised the question of where the boundaries of trade mark protection should be drawn. In the first article in a series, a team of correspondents compare trade mark registrability in eight countries from China to Chile

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2000

Facing the pharma challenge

Politicians and regulators are responding to competition in the pharmaceutical industry by threatening patent rights. The consequence will be all out war between branded companies and generics. Tabitha Parker reports from the front line

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2000

A grande storm in a latte cup

John A Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto explain the evolution of a trade mark dispute over the Starbucks logo, and examine the usefulness of Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Law

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2000

How to protect genes

With the sequencing of the human genome, the question of patenting genes has become front page news. To shed some light on the controversial topic, MIP assembled seven biotech specialists at Taylor Joynson Garrett's offices in London, with telephone and video-links to the US. The wide-ranging debate covered utility, ESTs, examination standards, the role of patents and ethical objections. Chuck Ludlam begins the discussion

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2000

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