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EuropeThe Community Trade Mark – use it or lose it

Use plays an increasingly important part in European Community trade mark registration. Florent Gevers and David Tatham, of Gevers & Partners in Brussels, examine some situations in which use plays a part

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

RussiaProtecting well-known marks

Rules for recognizing trade marks as well-known have only been introduced in Russia this year. Antti Papula and Riikka Palmos, of Nevinpat Russia in Helsinki, examine how they will work in practice

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

IntroductionTracking the New Economy in trade mark filings

Karine Simonot and Pierre Benichou with the help of Caroline Ponsi analyze whether the proliferation of -oo trade marks is a myth or reality

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Will $4.95 save Napster?

Bertelsmann, one of five companies suing Napster for copyright infringement, has offered to loan Napster the funds it needs to develop a secure file-sharing service.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Bayer overturns EC fine

Parallel importers, for so long the bugbear of companies operating within Europe, suffered a significant setback last month when a decision against the drugs company Bayer was overturned.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Pfizer’s Viagra patent overturned

In the same month that Pfizer scientists from the company´ s laboratories in England received the French Prix Galien award for their discovery and development of Viagra, the drugs company has lost a crucial patent protecting the $332 million drug, clearing the way for rival treatments.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01 2000

Who owns INNs?

As though the questions of more top-level domains, country codes, the EU domain, cyberpiracy and squatting are not enough problems to deal with, WIPO is now facing a new challenge: what to do about international non-proprietary names (INNs).

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2000

WORLD IP SURVEY: TRADE MARK/COPYRIGHTPushing at the barriers of protection

Trade mark practitioners report record workloads, greater demands from clients and increased competition. James Nurton and Tabitha Parker investigate the latest trends in the second part of MIP’s fifth annual survey of the world’s leading IP firms

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2000

Asia-Pacific

It is widely believed that change is as good as a rest. Certainly this seems to be the case in the Asia-Pacific, although unfortunately, little has changed and no one has had any rest. The internet dominated the Asian-Pacific scene in last year's survey and its impact is still reverberating through IP practices. If anything it is registering even higher on the Richter scale. Intellectual property lawyers have never been so busy.

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2000

New IP acts come into force

On October 1 2000 two new Acts entered into force connected with industrial property rights. They concern biotechnological inventions and industrial designs. As both of them are important, the following is a brief summary of them.

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2000

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