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  • Since the European Parliament's amendments of September 24 2003 to the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions - the Software Patent Directive - the debate on the extent to which software-related innovations should be patentable in Europe has turned into a somewhat hysterical battle between lobbyists.
  • On January 1 2004, Singapore joined most other PCT countries in having a PCT Chapter I national phase deadline of 30 months. Until now, a national phase entry application in Singapore under PCT Chapter I had to be filed within 20 months from the priority date (or international filing date if priority is not claimed).
  • As he prepares to leave the Office in June this year, outgoing EPO President Ingo Kober speaks to Stéphanie Bodoni about the growth in applications, the possibility of a Community Patent and the role of patent offices
  • The arrest of a transport company worker during a raid on counterfeiters in India may signal a tougher approach to piracy in the country.
  • Cheap manufacturing costs and a growing domestic demand for branded goods have made India a new centre of counterfeiting. Taj Kunwar Paul and Ranjan Narula explain what companies can do to protect their products
  • The Argentine INPI - Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (Argentine Patent and Trade Mark Office), has recently enacted new resolutions that will have a great impact on speeding up the prosecution of patent applications in the country.
  • There is a fine line between public awareness of a company's trade mark, and everyday use that can genericize the mark, stripping the company of a valuable intangible asset. David Kelly and Monica Riva Talley explain how brand owners can take steps to avoid losing their trade mark rights
  • Masashi Kurose of Kyowa Patent and Law Office discusses the latest measures put in place to prevent the importation of counterfeit goods into Japan
  • Yoshitaka Sonoda of Sonoda & Kobayashi in Tokyo provides a step-by-step guide to enforcing patents through the courts in Japan
  • Businesses in the UK are faced with a new set of rules governing how they can use data in marketing and e-commerce. Simon Stokes and Ayesha Bramwell explain how new privacy regulations impact on the use and abuse of spam