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  • Following the first list of well-known marks published by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in February this year, on June 21 2004, the SAIC published the second list, this time naming 26 marks. A total of 69 marks have now been formally recognized as well-known since the implementation of the Regulations for Recognition and Protection of Well-Known Marks last June.
  • The introduction of internationalized domain names (IDNs) has come a step closer, following the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 23.
  • Jim Mendenhall, Assistant US Trade Representative for Services, Investment and Intellectual Property
  • Australia's IP regime hit the headlines this year when politicians passed legislation to implement the Australia-US free trade agreement. More changes were introduced by the Designs Act 2003, a new law that came into force in June 2004 and introduced long overdue reforms to Australia’s design rules. David Webber, Victor Tse and Raymond Hind explain more
  • With no central patent court in sight, Europe’s litigation system will continue to be a confusing, expensive and challenging maze of possibilities. Big multinationals have to deal with it and have developed specific strategies to enforce their patents. Stéphanie Bodoni examines their tactics
  • As more and more foreign companies seek to boost profits by outsourcing service sector jobs to low-cost jurisdictions, IP professionals are becoming increasingly aware of the need to safeguard their companies' intellectual property in the process. Pravin Anand and Ameet Datta explain how outsourcing customers can avoid some of the potential pitfalls in India
  • Argentina's reforms have been met with approval by the patent community. Martín Bensadon and Ignacio Sánchez Echagüe explain what the changes mean to patent holders
  • California's Supreme Court has ruled that wine which is labelled Napa Valley should come mostly from vines in the Napa Valley area.
  • A recent decision by an appeal court to reconsider principal claim construction issues could lead to the biggest changes in US patent litigation in the last decade. Steven Rizzi of Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York examines the possible outcomes
  • Changes to key aspects of the UK's patent framework are being undertaken by both Parliament and the courts. Gordon Harris and Luke Kempton of Wragge & Co LLP in London look at what the reforms will mean for rights holders