Alerts 2006-2007


 
Alert 265: Europe Community Design system is linked to WIPOs international system November 2007    (49kb)
 
Alert 264: UK - new company name provisions come to the aid of brand owners
November 2007    (50kb)
 
Alert 263: UK - House of Lords determines patent entitlement dispute
November 2007    (50kb)
 
Alert 262: UK - High Court finds Monsanto patent not infringed by imported GM soya meal
October 2007    (49kb)
 
Alert 261: UK - Court of Appeal finds Community design not infringed by Air-Wick spray
October 2007    (46kb)

Alert 260: Permissible and impermissible free riding - UK Court of Appeal decision in L'Oreal case  October 2007    (46kb)
 
Alert 259: UK - 3 October deadline for further Nominet domain name consultation
September 2007    (51kb)
 
Alert 258: China - Pfizer wins another round in long-running VIAGRA battle
September 2007    (45kb)
 
Alert 257: Massive piracy ring smashed in China and the US
August 2007    (49kb)
 
Alert 256: Hong Kong - important changes to copyright laws (contd)
August 2007    (46kb)
 
Alert 255: China - new employment law will affect employee 'non-compete' clauses
August 2007    (52kb)
 
Alert 254: Sunrise period for new '.Asia' top level domain begins in October 2007
July 2007    (74kb)
 
Alert 253: Hong Kong - important changes to copyright laws
June 2007    (46kb)
 
Alert 252: UK - Court of Appeal adopts a 'human rights' approach in trade mark action
June 2007    (46kb)
 
Alert 251: Vietnam - changes to opposition procedures
June 2007    (80kb)
 
Alert 250: China - IFPI succeeds in 'illegal music download' case against China Yahoo!
May 2007    (46kb)
 
Alert 249: UK - House of Lords decides confidentiality claim in favour of OK!
May 2007    (47kb)
 
Alert 248: China - that 'domain name registry' email may not be as helpful as it looks
May 2007    (42kb)
 
Alert 247: Google recovers 'gmail' domain name under India's dispute resolution policy
May 2007    (51kb)
 
Alert 246: Thailand - IP Court takes a liberal approach to trade mark descriptiveness
April 2007    (44kb)
 
Alert 245: UK Court of Appeal considers effect of later EPO patent invalidity decision
April 2007    (47kb)
 
Alert 244: UK - interim injunction granted in confidential information case
April 2007    (49kb)
 
Alert 243: China - Courts willing to make property preservation Orders in IP cases
March 2007    (50kb)
 
Alert 242: Indonesia - multi-class trade mark applications now being accepted
March 2007    (45kb)
 
Alert 241: Indonesia and Timor Leste - update on recent IP developments
March 2007    (50kb)
 
Alert 240: UK - Court of Appeal considers 'implied consent' in parallel importation case
March 2007    (47kb)
 
Alert 239: UK - legislation to protect official sponsors of 2012 London Olympics
February 2007    (50kb)

Alert 238: deadline for Nominet Dispute Resolution Service consultation - 16 February 2007
February 2007    (54kb)
 
Alert 237: UK Court of Appeal allows L'Oreal to challenge trade mark validity
January 2007    (51kb)
 
Alert 236: UK - publication of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
December 2006    (103kb)
 
Alert 235: UK - revisions to registered design system are attractive to applicants
December 2006    (82kb)
 
Alert 234: UK - proposal for important change to trade mark law
December 2006    (46kb)
 
Alert 233: UK - staying patent actions pending outcome of EPO opposition proceedings
December 2006    (52kb)
 
Alert 232: European Community Trade Marks - Bulgaria and Romania join the EU
November 2006    (82kb)
 
Issue 231: UK Court of Appeal rules on patentability of excluded subject matter
November 2006    (55kb)
 
Alert 230: UK High Court finds free-riding infringes L'Oreal's trade marks
October 2006    (60kb)

Alert 229: Brands and the Beijing Olympics - next 'C-Zone' forum, 1 November 2006
October 2006    (84kb)

Alert 228: Indonesia - update on '.id' domain name procedures
September 2006    (56kb)
 
Alert 227: Thailand - new MOU will increase pressure on counterfeiters
September 2006    (65kb)
 
Alert 226: '.hk' Chinese character domain 'sunrise period' opens later this month
September 2006    (56kb)
 
Alert 225: Hong Kong and mainland China agree limited reciprocal judgment enforcement
September 2006    (50kb)
 
Alert 224: China provides for a General Bond to facilitate Customs seizures
August 2006    (60kb)
 
Alert 223: Dawning of the '.mobi' domain - 'sunrise period' closes on 22 September
August 2006    (58kb)
 
Alert 222: Important changes proposed to UK design registration system
August 2006    (104kb)
 
Alert 221: CHAMPAGNE - the first EU 'geographical indication' to be registered in Thailand
July 2006    (107kb)
 
Alert 220: UK Magistrates' Court gives guidance on trade mark criminal offence provisions
June 2006    (102kb)

Alert 219: United Kingdom - Pfizer succeeds on appeal in LIPITOR patent infringement proceedings  June 2006    (98kb)
 
Alert 218: China - Pfizer wins politically sensitive VIAGRA patent dispute
June 2006    (100kb)
 
Alert 217: Trade marks - Vietnam accedes to the Madrid Protocol
June 2006    (110kb)
 
Alert 216: India introduces domain name dispute resolution policy and procedures
June 2006    (111kb)
 
Alert 215: ECJ decision restricts scope of Supplementary Protection Certificate
May 2006    (97kb)
 
Alert 214: Indonesia takes a further step to strengthen its IP system
May 2006    (122kb)
 
Alert 213: EC introduces proposal for amended Directive on criminal sanctions
May 2006    (97kb)

Alert 212: UK High Court dismisses The Da Vinci Code copyright infringement claim
April 2006    (102kb)
 
Alert 211: Timor-Leste - 're-registration' of Indonesian trade marks now possible
March 2006    (103kb)
 
Alert 210: UK High Court decision in Tree air freshener trade mark litigation
March 2006    (97kb)
 
Alert 209: UK Court of Appeal recommends mediation process for patent entitlement cases
March 2006    (99kb)
 
Alert 208: China tackles increasing IP infringement at trade fairs and exhibitions
March 2006    (96kb)
 
Alert 207: Important changes to China's Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 
March 2006    (101kb)
 
Alert 206: UK Patent Court 'Blackberry' decision - the end of the 'streamlined procedure'?
February 2006    (96kb)
 
Alert 205: Independent review of UK's IP system - consultation period begins
February 2006    (84kb)
 
Alert 204: China's long-awaited Anti-Monopoly Law takes another step forward
February 2006    (102kb)
 
Alert 203: China - landmark 'Starbucks' trade mark case goes on appeal
January 2006    (99kb)