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Bayer overturns EC fine

Parallel importers, for so long the bugbear of companies operating within Europe, suffered a significant setback last month when a decision against the drugs company Bayer was overturned.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

Domain name disputes in Mexico

In Mexico, the Domain Name Registrar is an entity called NIC-Mexico (Network Information Centre de Mexico), which handles registration and administration of domain names identified with the ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) ".mx". NIC-Mexico is not an authority and it has not been granted official authorization for being in charge of the Mexican domain names management. However, NIC-Mexico is today the only "entity" which has responsibility for managing Mexican domains.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

IndiaA focus on internet disputes

Indian courts have tackled a number of trade mark disputes in the past year. Binny Kalra and Gitanjli Duggal, of Anand and Anand in New Delhi, reviews the most important cases

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

UDRP puts pressure on cybersquatters

As the UDRP approaches its first birthday, Jane Mutimear asks: should we wish it many happy returns?

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

Hong KongImproved protection on the way

Following the change in sovereignty, a new trade mark law was introduced in Hong Kong. Henry J H Wheare, of Lovells, explains what the main changes will be

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

MexicoProtecting famous marks in Mexico

Luis C Schmidt, of Olivares & Cia in Mexico City, compares the Mexican system for protecting famous marks with US dilution theory

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

Japan How to use defensive marks

Defensive marks are a valuable weapon in Japan. Hidetake Sekine, of Tokyo Aoyama Law Office/Baker & McKenzie in Tokyo, examines the merits of using them

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

Pfizer’s Viagra patent overturned

In the same month that Pfizer scientists from the company´ s laboratories in England received the French Prix Galien award for their discovery and development of Viagra, the drugs company has lost a crucial patent protecting the $332 million drug, clearing the way for rival treatments.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

The new unfair competition regime

The Andean Community (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia) has now issued the new Decision 486 (the Decision), with 280 articles, that replaces Decision 344, covering a Common Andean Industrial Property Code. The Decision does not amend the prior legislation, but puts out an encyclopedic and repetitive text of which the salient chapters are one on integrated circuits and another on unfair competition. We shall here focus en the latter.

Managing IP Correspondent, December 01, 2000

The Belmont trade mark case

The dispute over parallel imports of cigarettes bearing the trade mark BELMONT (Bigott v Philip Morris) has been developing over several years, under the industrial property laws of the Andean Community.

Managing IP Correspondent, November 01, 2000

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