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Group urges stronger compliance enforcement for new gTLDs

The need for more compliance is one of the few consensus positions to emerge from the vertical integration working group, but no recommendation on a cross-ownership model appears imminent

Managing IP Correspondent, July 27 2010

IBM faces EU antitrust probe

IBM has become the latest company to face an antitrust investigation in Europe over allegations that it may have abused a dominant position

July 26 2010

Europe’s top court to clarify software copyright rules

A UK judge is to ask Europe’s top court to clarify the law on copyright in software in a dispute between a company that makes computer programs for statistical analysis and a commercial rival

July 25 2010

Japan transforms its IP system

A frenzy of government-led reform in Japan is dramatically changing the IP regime in the country. Lloyd Parker and Yukihiro Otani provide a guide to the most important developments

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01 2004

Meet the surfing attorney

In the past few years, the abundance of technical information on the internet has allowed patent attorneys to become versed in technical fields that previously would have been inaccessible. Gwilym Roberts argues that this enables advisers to be more mobile in handling new areas and is also good news for innovators

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2006

Rethinking domain names

While foreign companies are quickly recognizing the value of protecting their patents and trade marks in China, many have failed to include Chinese domain names in their IP strategy. Cedric Lam of Dorsey & Whitney outlines some recent trends that make it clear why they must pay attention to the domain name issue

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2006

Designs move towards more reliability

With the new Regulation on Community designs, the path towards a unified system for protecting designs in Europe is clear. But it is still not easy, as Henning Hartwig of Bardehle Pagenberg reports

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2006

The view from Alicante

Stéphanie Bodoni speaks to OHIM's new director of IP policy, Vincent O'Reilly, about OHIM trade mark practice, examination guidelines and the implementation of EU case law

Managing IP Correspondent, April 30 2006

Ruling boosts IP owners in internet cases

An Israeli court has ordered Google Israel and a local ISP to disclose information relating to subscribers suspected of online piracy. Gadi Oron argues that the decision will be invaluable for IP owners

Managing IP Correspondent, March 01 2009

IP Court is a step forward

This year has seen Malaysia experience a positive whirlwind as far as IP rights are concerned. The deployment of specialist tracking dogs to combat software piracy, relentless raids conducted by authorities in their quest to curb piracy, the Prime Minister's declaration of a national IP day on April 27 2007; these are among the very many developments that bear testimony to Malaysia's serious approach to the protection and enforcement of IP rights.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2007

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