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The differences in the Intellectual Property needs of Companies Highlighted
Managing the intellectual properties of a well established company with budget approvals always relatively easily secured, created visions of a smooth ride into distant retirement. Not that our employer was...Read more

David Broodryk
Manager: Intellectual Properties Services, M & I Group, South Africa
A 'Brand' New Leap! - The Malaysian Experience
Malaysia, pledging to become a fully developed country by 2020, has positioned itself well towards utilizing the currencies of the k-economy, which includes innovation and the application of knowledge. Under...Read more
Sheila Jeya Balan
Senior Legal Executive, Measat Broadcasting, Malaysia
Intellectual Public Property - Keeping the Fences Up at a Major Event
Fashion houses and other consumer brands in the front line of trade mark infringement continually open war chests in the name of enforcement to protect their brands and their bottom...Read more
Lucas Robertson
General Counsel, Victoria Racing Club, Australia
'Virtual Infringement' - Is it real?
How to deal with IP infringement in Virtual Worlds

Participating in virtual worlds (‘VWs’) is big entertainment and big business. Given the enormous and diverse participation in these computer generated environments, VWs offer an exciting new channel for intellectual...Read more

Karen Hallenstein
Supervising Counsel, Intellectual Property, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia

Jane Perrier
General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
Patent Demand - A Simple Path to Patent Reform
The patent system in the United States was intended to help promote the useful arts by
providing inventors of new technologies the time-limited right to exclude others from the
market in exchange...Read more

Tim Wilson
Senior IP Counsel, SAS Institute Inc., USA
Trademarks in Mergers and Acquisitions
In many cases, when a company or business is acquired or where there is a merger of companies, the trade mark portfolio of the target company is ignored as unimportant....Read more
Su-Lin Ang
Head of Legal, Intellectual Property, Group Legal Department, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
Protection of Trade Marks in Jamaica
This paper is intended to provide a brief overview of the legal framework for the protection of trade marks in Jamaica. I have noted a few of the “at a...Read more
Tara Carnegie
Legal Officer, Lascelles, deMercado & Co., Limited, Jamaica
How Much Value is Your Company Losing? Implementing Effective Intellectual Property Management
Increasingly most of the value of a company today can be attributed to its intellectual property and other intangible assets. Without effective management of these assets, including governance committees, intellectual...Read more

Gunnar Wieboldt
General Counsel & VP of Corporate Development, Wearality Corporation, USA
Plant Variety Protection
Egypt has had ongoing Intellectual Property (.IP.) reforms since January 1st 2000 resulting from its accession to the World Trade Organization (.WTO.) in 1994 and the obligation to implement the...Read more
Karim El Helaly
National and senior legal consultant, Pwc, Egypt
Basic Patent Law in Brazil, and Recent Developments
The largest country in South America by both geography and population, Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1500. It remained a colony of Portugal until 1822, when Brazil declared...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA