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  • Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser examines the status of the statutory safe harbor exemption from pharmaceutical companies in the US, in light of the Federal Circuit's comments in the recent Integra case
  • Brian Ager, Director General, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
  • A hallmark of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is that they are negative in nature. Although often described as "exclusive", IPRs entitle the owner only to prevent others using or misusing the subject of the right. A recent example is provided in the field of trade marks by Inter Lotto (UK) Ltd v Camelot Group plc [2003] EWCA Civ 1132.
  • The Patents Act 1983 provides for the grant of two types of proprietary rights for inventions. They are patents and Certificates for Utility Innovation (CUI). The legal requirements for patentability are as per universal requirements - novelty, an inventive step and industrial applicability subject to statutorily excluded matter. On the other hand, CUIs demand much lower standards.
  • John Williamson, chief intellectual property counsel for PPG Industries and president of the Intellectual Property Owners Association, believes that maintaining the quality of patent searches and examination, and encouraging global harmonization are the biggest issues facing patent owners. He spoke to Sam Mamudi
  • Further to the Law of Ukraine On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Intellectual Property Protection adopted on May 22 2003, significant amendments have been introduced to the Law of Ukraine On Protection of Rights in Inventions and Utility Models (the Patent Law).
  • An agreement on access to medicines thrashed out before the start of the WTO's Cancun meeting was a salve for the beleaguered conference, but the temporary solution still leaves many questions unanswered. Ingrid Hering reports
  • The first part of the eighth annual World IP Survey unveils the top-ranked firms in 27 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and North America. Below, we explain how the results were compiled
  • In a series of recent cases the French courts have ruled that freedom of speech can constitute a legitimate defence to trade mark infringement.
  • ? EU: The European Parliament's September 11 vote on the draft Anti-Piracy Directive was rescheduled for November 4 when Janelly Fourtou, the MEP leading the debate on the Directive, failed to produce her final report on the draft.