Shame about the IP: (Afro-IP),Ethiopia receives US trade mark for Sidamo coffee despite opposition from Starbucks: (The IP Factor), (Afro-IP),CC licensed test for African sleeping sickness: (creativecommons.org),Update on PCT applications filed in Nigeria: (Afro-IP),Parallel imports of DVDs to be tested in South Africa: Universal City Studios v Mr Video: (Afro-IP),The W****D C*P of 2*1*: FIFA’s intellectual property rights in South Africa: (Afro-IP),Namibia to adopt… [read post]

(IP Dragon) Patent strategies for foreign R&D work in China (Philip Brooks' Patent Infringement Updates) All clichés but still true: Intellectual Property Rights enforcement in China leaves room for improvement (IP Dragon) Recognition and protection of well-known trade marks (International Law Office) Revised Chinese patent law aims at quality, compulsory licensing (Intellectual Property Watch) Zen and the art of intellectual property in China (IP Dragon)   Colombia… [read post]

: (IP finance), Technical assistance a key point of discussion at TRIPS Council: (Intellectual Property Watch), WIPO turmoil as new DG’s future comes under threat: (IAM), WIPO to host inter-regional forum to explore strategies to enhance development and service-orientation of IP offices: (WIPO), Controversy over lack of transparency and overreaching enforcement provisions in ACTA: (Spicy IP), (Spicy IP)   Global - Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands World anti-counterfeiting day:… [read post]

: (Intellectual Property Watch), Why compulsory licenses are bad: a look at the sausage making process: (Techdirt) More on ACTA: (LawFont.com) Global - Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands Brand Finance 500: the annual report on the world’s most valuable brands: (IP finance), Gretchen Olive’s ‘10 steps to an effective domain name policy’: (IPwar’s), ICANN approves GNSO proposals imposing financial penalty on registrars who engage in excessive domain… [read post]