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  • A Colombian tobacco company registered in 1994 a trade mark in international class 34 to cover the following goods: tobacco; smokers' articles; matches. In 1996 the owner of the trade mark agreed partially to assign the trade mark with regard to some goods covered by the registration. The trade mark was assigned to a third party covering only matches while the owner maintained mark with regard to tobacco and smokers' articles.
  • On the eve of his retirement in May, Wilhelm von Lieres, corporate chief IP counsel of Siemens, tells Stéphanie Bodoni about the company's IP strategy, and his views on the software directive and the Community patent
  • The fourth and final part of the annual World IP Survey lists the leading trade mark/copyright firms as voted for by MIP readers
  • The entertainment industries are increasingly active in taking steps to combat the copyright dangers posed by the internet. Sam Mamudi investigates the strategies rights owners are developing, and asks whether copyright has a future
  • Malcolm Royal, former FICPI president, explains how the reformed innovation patent system works in Australia and, overleaf, compares similar procedures worldwide
  • Jonathan Robinson, director of business development, NetNames
  • Formerly, the Ukrainian Trade Mark Law did not regulate an institute of submitting oppositions against pending trade mark applications under the national procedure. Rather, the Law contained quite a conservative provision stipulating that information in respect of pending national trade mark applications should be regarded as confidential, and the relationship should be bilateral, in other words between the applicant and the examiner, with no third persons formally allowed.
  • The Court of Appeal has recently clarified the grounds on which first instance decisions in the Patents Court can be appealed. In future, permission to appeal may be granted less often and on narrower grounds and the number of successful appeals may be reduced.
  • Counterfeiting is a growing problem in Malaysia with more and more individuals getting involved in this highly lucrative industry. To combat infringement and counterfeiting activities in the country, the government has introduced new legislation and tightened its enforcement measures to ensure compliance with its laws. Whether an IP rights owner decides to seek redress through a civil or criminal action against the offending party depends on the type of relief the IP owner seeks.