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Newsletters and Bulletins / July 1997
 

Ladas & Parry July 1997 Information Newsletter

CONTENTS

(Terms noted in parentheses)

Andorra
Acceptance of Trademark Applications
Argentina
New Law on Protection of Confidential Information
New Rules for Trademark Litigation
New Utility Model Law Adopted
ARIPO
Banjul Protocol on Marks Enters into Force
Australia
Parallel Importation of Video Games Prohibited
Bahrain
Joins Berne Copyright Convention and Paris Convention
Bhutan
New Trademark Law
Bolivia
Andean Pact Decision 344
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Revalidations of Industrial Property Rights (May 31, 1998)
Botswana
New Industrial Property Act
Brazil
Implementation of GATT - TRIPS in Patent Law
New Plant Variety Law
Bulgaria
Joins Hague Design Convention
Canada
Design Protection
Patent Law and Rule Changes
Chile
International Treaty with Mercosur Countries
China, People's Republic
Plant Variety Protection
Colombia
Joins UPOV
New Unfair Competition Law
Costa Rica
GATT-TRIPS Implementation
Cuba
Joins Berne Convention
Cyprus
Ratification of Trademark Law Treaty
Czech Republic
Amended Consumer Protection Act
Accession to Madrid Protocol
Denmark
Amended Trademarks Act
Equatorial Guinea
Joins Paris and Berne Conventions
European Patent Office (EPO)
Amendment of Rules Relating to Deposit of Biological Material
Definition of Person Skilled in the Art
Protection of Biotechnology Inventions
Reduction of Costs
European Union (EU)
Commission Announces Study of Certain Aspects of European Patent Law
Harmonization of Design Laws
The Free Flow of Goods Doctrine
Supplementary Protection Certificates Extended to Plant Protection Chemicals
First Court of Justice Decision on Supplementary Protection Certificates for Pharmaceuticals
Finland
Patent Law Revised
France
Transmission of Television to Hotel Bedrooms Covered by Copyright
Gaza Strip
Protection for Service Marks
Germany
Experimental Use Exception to Patent Infringement
Protection for Car Manufacturers Against Toy Reproductions of their Modelsl
Scope of Doctrine Of Exhaustion Of Trademark Rights Construed By Supreme Court
Ghana
Joins PCT
Greece
Joins Hague Design Convention
Hong Kong
Amendment of Intellectual Property Laws (June 26 & December 26, 1998)
Extent of Copyright Protection
Hungary
New Trademark Act
Iceland
Accession to Madrid Protocol
Indonesia
Joins PCT
International Classification of Goods and Services Amended
Japan
Accession to Trademark Law Treaty
New Trademark Law
Plans to Grant Patents for Computer Programs on Disks
Korea (North)
Ratification of Madrid Protocol
Korea (South)
Abolition of Pre-Grant Patent Opposition
Lithuania
Accession to Nice Agreement
Macau
New Trademark Law
Mexico
Increases Penalties for Copyright Infringement
New Customs Regulations Providing for Seizure of Goods Bearing Infringing Trademarks
New Law on Plant Breeder's Rights
Moldova
New Trademark Law
Monaco
Ratification of Madrid Protocol and Trademark Law Treaty
Mongolia
Joins Berne Convention and Hague Design Convention
Netherlands
Ratification of Trademark Law Treaty
New Zealand
Protection for New Medical Uses
Nicaragua
Approves Revision of Central American Convention
Oman
Boycott of Israel
Pakistan
Black Box Filings for Patent Applications Related to Pharmaceuticals and Agrichemicals
Panama
Joins Paris Convention
New Industrial Property Law
Paraguay
Joins UPOV
Peru
Possible Withdrawal from Andean Pact
Poland
Accession to Nice Agreement & Madrid Protocol
Portugal
Ratification of Madrid Protocol
Romania
Extension of European Patents
Russia
Ratification of Madrid Protocol
New Penal Code Provides Stricter Penalties for Misuse of Trademarks, Appellations of Origin and False Marking
Sierra Leone
Joins Paris Convention, PCT and Madrid Agreement
Slovakia
Enacts New Trademark Law and Ratifies Trademark Law Treaty
South Africa
Appeal Upholds McDonald's Trademarks
Rationalization of Corporate Laws Act as it Affects Defensive Company Names
Switzerland
Ratification of Trademark Law Treaty and Madrid Protocol
Syria
New Resolution Affecting the Registration of Trademarks
Taiwan
Amended Patent Law
Patent and Trademark Priority Claims
Possible Extension of Patents for Medicines and Pesticides
Thailand
Bilateral Grants of Priority Rights
New Courts to Try Intellectual Property Cases
Trinidad and Tobago
New Patent and Design Laws
Trademark Act Amended
United Arab Emirates
New Copyright Regulations
United Kingdom
Damages for Patent Infringement
Patentability of Computer-Related Inventions
Scope of Protection of Biotechnology Patents
Worldwide Injunction Against Passing Off Granted
United States
Doctrine of Equivalents in Patent Infringement
Franchise Investment Law of California Amended
Limitation of Patent Protection for Surgical Procedures
Patent Problems with Metabolites
Restriction on Number of DNA Sequences that may be Patented in a Single Application
Theft of Trade Secrets becomes a Federal Crime
Unpublished Prior Art as an Anticipation of a Patent Claim
Vietnam
Copyright Agreement with the United States
Intellectual Property Decree
West Bank
Introduction of Service Marks
WIPO
New Copyright Treaties
WIPO - New Director General Elected
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia - Joins PCT
Zimbabwe
Joins PCT

 
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