Ladas & Parry November 1995 Information Newsletter

Newsletters and Bulletins / November 1995

CONTENTS

(Terms noted in parentheses)

Albania

Joins Paris Convention, Madrid Agreement and PCT

Andorra

New Trademark Act

Argentina

Amendment to Patent Law

Armenia

Revalidation of Former USSR Trademark Registrations (May 19, 1996)

Australia

New Evidence Act

New Trademarks Act

Azerbaijan

Term for Re-registering Russian Patents Extended (December 31, 1995)

Trademark Revalidations (December 31, 1995)

Benelux

New Trademark Act

Bolivia

Andean Pact Decision 344

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Industrial Property Right Revalidations (April 1, 1996)

Canada

Trademarks Act Amended

Chile

Registration of Names of Plant Varieties as Trademarks Barred

China, People's Republic

Adheres to Budapest Treaty

New Customs Regulations Protect I.P. Rights

Colombia

Doctrine of Trademark Notoriety Recognized

Plant Variety Protection

Costa Rica

Joins Paris Convention

Cuba

Some U.S. Sanctions Lifted to Permit Payment I.P. Costs

Restrictions Regarding Madrid Agreement Withdrawn

Czech Republic

New Trademark Act

Djibouti

Joins O.A.P.I.

Egypt

GATT-TRIPS Implementation

Eurasian Patent Convention

European Patent Office (EPO)

Patentability of Human Genes

Culture Deposit in Patent Applications

European Union (EU)

Community Trademark

Green Paper on Utility Model Protection

Trademark Ramifications of New European Medicines Evaluation Agency

Exclusive Purchase Agreements

Technology Licensing Regulations Revised (December 31, 1995)

Rights of Lawyers Qualified in One EU Jurisdiction to Practice in Another

Finland

Protection for Foreign Trade Name Registration Upheld

France

French Language Law

Greece

Comparative Advertising

Hong Kong

Penalties for Copyright Infringement Increased

Hungary

Amendment to Patent Law

Preliminary Injunctions Available in Intellectual Property Proceedings

Iran

Economic Embargo by the United States

Ireland

Stamp Duty on Assignments and Licenses of Intellectual Property Rights

Israel

Amendment of Patent Law

Japan

Amendments to Trademark Law

Use of Patents to Prevent Parallel Imports

Korea (South)

Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure Established for I.P. Matters

Use of another's Trademark as a Trade Name

Latvia

Extension of European Patents (July 20, 1996)

Lesotho

Joins PCT

Macedonia

Joins PCT

Madrid Protocol

Malawi

Accession to the Nice Agreement and Protection for Service Marks

Malaysia

Amendment of Patent and Utility Model Law

Mexico

Hague Legalization Convention

Macao

New Industrial Property Code

New Zealand

Patentability of Computer Software Related Inventions

Portugal

New Industrial Property Code

St. Kitts and Nevis

Joins Paris Convention

St. Lucia

Joins Paris Convention

St. Vincent

Joins Paris Convention

Singapore

Parallel Imports of Genuine Products Allowed

Slovenia

Reliance on Fame of CARTIER Trademark Fails

South Africa

McDonald's Trademark Registrations Expunged for Non-Use

New Trademark Act

Patentability of Second Medical Uses

Switzerland

Amendments to Patent Law (March 1, 1996)

Taiwan

Patent Priority Claims

Tajikistan

Trademark Revalidations (December 31, 1995)

Turkey

Industrial Property Laws Amended

Turkmenistan

Industrial Property Law

Intellectual Property Conventions

Revalidation of Former USSR Trademark Rights (December 31, 1995)

United Kingdom

Effect of Publication After Patent Priority Date

Expediting Patent Examination

Interpretation of Patent Claims

Patent Infringement Damages

United States

Antitrust Guidelines for Intellectual Property

Antitrust Guidelines for International Operations

Antitrust: Refusal To Sell Replacement Parts Is Antitrust Violation

Assets Frozen to Preserve Assets for Equitable Relief in Counterfeiting Case

Franchise Law: Franchisor's Arbitration Clause Upheld

Franchise Law: Old Uniform Franchise Offering Circular Guidelines Revoked

Patent Infringement Damages

Patents: Doctrine of Equivalents

Patents: Final Guidelines for Utility Examination

Patents: Proposed Guidelines for Computer-Implemented Inventions

Process Patent Amendments Act

Trade Secrets: Inevitable Misappropriation of same

Trademark Law: First Sale Doctrine Applied to Collective Mark

Trademark Law: "Naked" Licensing Results in Abandonment

Venezuela

"Better Rights" in Trademark Opposition Upheld by Court

Joins Paris Convention

Yemen

New Intellectual Property Law

Yugoslavia

New Industrial Property Laws

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