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Australian court backs Sony

Ralph Cunningham, Hong Kong

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Navigating domain management solutions

The internet boom and bust left many companies with a myriad of domain names and very little idea of how to manage them. Rebecca Smith looks at why good management is important for companies and what they need to look for in choosing a solutions provider

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Recent movement on Korean trade secrets-related legislation

Litigation concerning some high-profile companies has drawn unprecedented attention to trade secrets in recent years. Now the government is planning to introduce a legislative amendment which will increase protection for trade secrets, explains Boh Young HWANG, of Bae, Kim & Lee

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Spain: Courts provide guidance on parallel imports

Spain has long been vulnerable to parallel imports, explains Carles Prat of Mullerat in Barcelona. But recent decisions have confirmed the principle of Community-wide exhaustion

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Microsoft hit by $500 million patent verdict

Microsoft will appeal a Chicago jury verdict that ordered it to pay $521 million to the University of California and Eolas Technologies for patent infringement.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

The view from inside the Federal Circuit

Judge Paul Michel has been a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 15 years, and is scheduled to become Chief Judge next year. Ingrid Hering met him at the FICPI World Congress in Berlin in June and asked how patent law has developed and how advocacy in the court can be improved

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Analysis of use

Is trade mark use on the part of a defendant a prerequisite to trade mark infringement? We reported in the last issue of Managing Intellectual Property that the answer to this question seemed clear and that "trade mark use" (that is, use to indicate the commercial origin of the goods or services concerned) is not a prerequisite to trade mark infringement.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

IP Bill opponents challenge its constitutionality

The new Intellectual Property Bill, which was presented to Parliament in June 2003, was challenged in the Supreme Court in SC Case No 14/2003. The applications were filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives and, in Case No SC 16 of 2003, by Dr Kamalika Abeyratne, chairperson of AIDS Coalition in Sri Lanka, and Nihal Fernando. The matter came up before the Supreme Court consisting of the Chief Justice Sarath N Silva and Justices Shirani Bandaranayake and J A N de Silva.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

Passing-off victory

In a recent case, Momentum Creations Pte Ltd v Tan Eng Koon t/a De Angeli (2003 1 SLR 342), the Singapore High Court ruled that exclusivity was not a legal requirement to initiate a passing-off action.

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

United States: The art of patent infringement defence

Decisive action and planning by in-house counsel can help a company facing patent infringement gain an early advantage, maintain H Dickson Burton and Krista Weber Powell of TraskBritt in the US

Managing IP Correspondent, August 31 2003

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