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Thailand is one of the few jurisdictions that provides a mechanism for the protection of well-known marks. The mechanism is a relatively straightforward recordation, resulting in enormous savings (not just monetary but also in terms of time). The Trademarks Act confers protection for well-known marks, but lacks teeth. It was only in 2005 that the Department of Intellectual Property introduced a concrete mechanism for well-known marks (the Regulations on Notification of Well-Known Marks 2005). Several well-known marks have since been recorded, including Nike, Hello Kitty and Euro.

Under Argentine Law, the ownership of a trade mark and the right to its exclusive use are acquired by registration in accordance with Section 4 of Law 22,362 (Trademark Law).

USPTO director David Kappos gave prizes to retired commissioner for trademarks Lynne Beresford and former chief IP counsel of 3M Gary Griswold at Managing IP’s North America awards ceremony in Washington DC last night

The Australian Government has this month introduced draft legislation, entitled Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011, sponsored by the Australian Patents Office, to amend the Patents Act in two fundamental areas.

Following the dispute between the Belgian company Engels and the Korean car manufacturer Daewoo for the exclusive right to use a logo composed of the letters DE, light was shed by the Benelux Court of Justice on the question of whether the owner of a lapsed trade mark can preclude a third party from using a confusing sign by invoking provisions on unfair competition (Daewoo Electronics Europe v D Engels).

Everybody who has ever been to Austria for skiing is likely to have come across the famous mixed drink Flügerl. A Flügerl is a shot-like drink consisting of a Red Bull and red or white vodka, and is very commonly offered at après-ski huts in Austrian ski resorts. The trade mark Flügerl has been registered for non-alcoholic drinks (class 32) as well as for alcoholic drinks (class 33).

The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security jointly published the Opinion on Various Issues Relating to the Applicable Laws for Handling Criminal IP Infringement Cases on January 11 2011, effective immediately. The Opinion aims at further clarifying issues that remain unclear under the two earlier opinions jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate in respectively December 2004 and April 2007.

The US House of Representatives Wednesday introduced a 134-page patent reform bill, but concerns expressed in a subsequent hearing suggest the process will not move quickly

Law No 4 of February 3 2011 entitled Regulations on the Labeling and Quality of Alimentary Products was published in the Official Journal on February 19 2011.