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Why Festo will change your patenting strategy

In the recent Festo decision, the Federal Circuit unveiled a new approach to analyzing the doctrine of equivalents and the companion doctrine of prosecution history estoppel. In light of this new approach, Allen R Jensen and Stacy D Lewis provide some guidelines for patentees

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

China joins with Europe to fight counterfeiters

European electrical goods companies have teamed up with Chinese government inspectors to raid the factories of Chinese counterfeiters who are costing the industry millions of euros a year. The raids in Guangdong province in south China targeted factories producing counterfeit goods such as kettles, plugs, sockets and cookware being made to European companies' designs.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Ten commandments for success in Europe

Conducting opposition proceedings at OHIM is full of pitfalls for the uninitiated. Tasneem Haq provides 10 rules to help trade mark owners achieve success

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

UK stance threatens European harmony

Business methods should remain unpatentable. That was the clear message coming from the UK last month. In a statement issued on March 13, the government stood firm in its position not to allow the patentability of business methods and to allow no change in the guidelines for patenting software. The government's stance is likely to bring the UK into direct conflict with the European Patent Office, the United States and the UK software industry, which believes it is losing out to its American colleagues.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Double jeopardy and European patents

A recent EPO decision has challenged the conventional exclusion on double patenting. Neil Thomson asks where the decision leaves EPO practice, and what impact it will have on proceedings in the UK

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Protecting biotech inventions

Due to growing importance of modern achievements of biotechnology in industry, agriculture and medicine, an adequate legal protection of IP rights in this field is one of the most vital issues world-wide (including in Russia) that needs to be solved for the benefit of public.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

IN BRIEF: NEWS

BRAZIL: From March 6, the Brazilian agency responsible for the registration of domain names (FAPESP) will allow registration by foreign companies. Before that date, registration could only be made by local companies.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

The art of anti-counterfeiting

Nils V Montan, incoming president of the INTA, is a pragmatist, and believes that beating pirates requires a carrot as well as a stick. Tabitha Parker asked him about the challenges facing trade mark and copyright owners in the new millennium

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Protecting plant varieties

Plant variety protection is conferred in Romania by Law No 255/1998, which is in accordance with the Convention of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), the 1991 Act. The plant breeders' right is an exclusive right to exploit the variety granted to the breeder of a new plant variety.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

Unity of a trade mark application

Pursuant to the binding Law on Trade Marks, one trade mark application can relate to one trade mark only. A trade mark can be registered in respect of an unlimited number of goods and services. In the case of colour trade marks, an application can relate to only one combination of colours.

Managing IP Correspondent, March 31 2001

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