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AustraliaLiberal domain name regime takes effect in Australia

Trevor Stevens and Michael Wolnizer, of Davies Collison Cave, set out the changes to the .au domain name policy which came into force on July 1 this year.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

Cabinet Plasseraud

Email: info@plass.com

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

Japan - interviewNEC acts to make more yen from their rights

The highest authorities in Japan are focusing on IP creation and exploitation to help the economy. Japanese business has long been aware of the value of patents and trade marks. NEC has set up a new division to exploit the wealth of IP it creates. Ralph Cunningham reports

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

Editorial

Intellectual property in Asia Pacific has moved into a new phase. In the years before 2001, the countries in the region were committed to ensuring their IP laws complied with the TRIPs Agreement. Now that this work has largely been completed, the next task is to enforce those laws to give IP owners confidence that their rights will be adequately protected.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

RomaniaThe role of Customs in IP enforcement

Lucian Enescu and Crina N Frisch, of Rominvent in Bucharest, illustrate how IP owners in Romania can use Customs to enforce their rights

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

NetherlandsDoctrine of equivalents in Dutch law

The "rule of the essence" marked the beginning of the doctrine of equivalents in Dutch legislation. Marc AA van Wijngaarden, of Arnold + Siedsma in The Hague, traces its development

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

IN BRIEF: EUROPE

? Europe: WIPO is preparing to select a director general when Kamil Idris retires on November 30 2003. A special session of the general assembly will be held in May or June next year to endorse a nomination by the WIPO coordination committee. The EPO is also seeking a new president to start in January 2004, when Ingo Kober steps down.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

Venice makes its mark

The city of Venice will adopt a trade mark to promote tourism and help fund public works such as fortifying the lagoon.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2002

Positive signs of change for rights owners

There is an indication that North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is changing. Recently, North Korea announced the abolition of the "distribution system", its symbol of communism. The abolition symbolizes the recognition of the "privatization of property, " as North Korea became the "last experimental station on earth" relating to the introduction of a market economy.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2002

Constant change to IP laws feeds uncertainty

The growing importance of IP rights in Japan has led to frequent amendments to the corpus of Japanese IP laws. Such tweaking has however made it more difficult than ever to gain a grasp on which amendments are applicable to which patents. The following is a quick summary of the major amendments to the Japanese Patent Law made over the last 20 years.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2002

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