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Putting together a mega-deal

Merger mania has hit the life sciences industry. And it is all because of patents, or rather lack of them. James Nurton examines the role of intellectual property in pharmaceuticals deals

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

US firm shakes up London IP scene

White & Case has become the first full-service US law firm to recruit an entire IP department staffed by English-law qualified practitioners for its London office.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

TDRC takes off

Litigation and IP consultancy TDRC has taken another step towards competing with the big five accountants. The firm is taking over the IPC group, a prominent litigation and valuation advisory firm in Chicago.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Venezuela presses for TRIPs extension

The Venezuelan government is to ask its regional neighbours to support a request to the WTO to postpone the deadline for developing countries to comply with the TRIPs agreement.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Singapore joins the digital age

Singapore has amended its copyright legislation to account for the popularity of the Internet. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 1999, which was passed by Parliament on August 17, caters for digital areas not previously considered by legislators and updates existing Internet law. The legislation emerged from consultations undertaken by the Electronic Commerce Committee, a group formed by the Registry of Trade Marks & Patents in 1998.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Product and process descriptions

In October 1995 product and process descriptions were introduced by the Patents Court to reduce the burden of discovery on a defendant in relation to issues of infringement.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Protecting Computer Related Inventions

Computer software is currently protected in Russia by the Law of the Russian Federation on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs and Databases of September 23 1992. At that time this was an important step toward securing protection of rights in a quickly developing field of human activities. The law provided for voluntary registration of software. In fact, it was very similar to the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights which protected literary, musical and similar works.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Japan tackles the technology tsunami

Rapid technological change is forcing legislators to re-consider IP legislation everywhere. John Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto analyze Japan’s attempts to modernize copyright and trade mark protection

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

Germany goes colour blind

The German Federal Supreme Court has broken through the blockade of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office dismissing applications for abstract colours and colour combinations. Wolfgang von Meibom and Christian Harmsen look at the background and consequences of its landmark decision

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

SmithKline barred from selling chicken pox vaccine

A US court has ordered SmithKline Beecham to stop selling the varicella zoster chicken pox vaccine in the US and Canada for the next three years.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 1999

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