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  • Ladislav Jakl, of Patentservis Praha Ltd in Prague, examines how the Czech Patent Law has been upgraded to conform with international practice
  • Helen Papaconstantinou, of Dr Helen Papaconstantinou and Associates in Athens, explains how to make the most of licensing opportunities in Greece
  • Apple Computer has won world-wide injunctions stopping the manufacture and sale of iMac lookalike Windows systems.
  • The Benelux Trade Marks Office has been forced to change its policy on registering colour marks. It is now possible to register a colour as a trade mark and to restrain third parties from using the chosen colour.
  • Recently, as part of the national drive towards becoming a regional IT and e-learning hub, a research and education centre at the National University of Singapore known as the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) launched what it claims to be the world´ s first virtual institute. The ISS took about one and a half years to develop the necessary software. It is intended that the virtual institute will serve, among other things, to re-train graduates for the growing infocomm industry. Plans are also being made to offer courses to local students and to provide courses in languages other than English for students in other countries in the region.
  • Thanks to parallel imports, distinctiveness and retail goods, it has been another busy year for Europe’s trade mark courts. Jeremy Phillips reviews the most significant cases of 1999
  • Protection against domain name pirates has taken a great leap forward with the US Anticybersquatting Act and ICANN’s new arbitration policy. Richard Lehv and Ronald E Wiggins say life should be a lot tougher for cybersquatters now
  • Firm names and commercial emblems are included in the category of industrial property rights in Romania. Along with trade marks, they make up the main distinctive commercial signs.
  • From Davidoff to Samara Brothers, it has been an interesting year in the trade mark courts. James Nurton reports on 10 cases that raised important questions during 1999
  • Employment issues can have a big impact on IP ownership in the US. Sanford E Warren and Todd Landis examine what precautions employers should take to safeguard their rights