ICC Calls for Action to Stop Fakes at Global Counterfeiting Congress

05.02.2008

Business leaders representing the ICC BASCAP initiative called on governments and business to take concrete action to stop the global trade in fake products at a global congress on counterfeiting.

ICE Teams with NFL, Area Police to Protect Super Bowl Fans from Sports Fakes

04.02.2008

Acting on a tip, agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an investigator under contract to the National Football League (NFL) descended on a sports memorabilia store in Glendale, Ariz., over the weekend, seizing an array of counterfeit items, including a signed football jersey retailing for more than $2,000.

French and German Delegations Visit EPO

03.02.2008

Europe's relations with China in respect of IPRs, the perspectives of introducing the Community Patent and the question of a central European court for patents were discussed during a visit by a high-level German-French delegation to the EPO on February 1, 2008.

Sharjah Customs Authority and BPG Sign MoU

03.02.2008

The Sharjah Customs and Brand Owners Protection Group have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of their ongoing efforts to jointly curb counterfeits, illicit trade and to protect Intellectual Property Rights, according to a press release by the UAE News Agency (WAM).

Corning and 3M Continue to Lead Industrial Materials Industry

02.02.2008

Corning Inc. and 3M Co remain in the top 2 spots this quarter for Industrial Materials with Technology Strength scores that far exceed the rest of the industry. They are followed by NGK Insulators Ltd, Hitachi Ltd and Fujikura Ltd.

USPTO Expands Patent Prosecution Highway Network to Canadian, Korean Patent Offices

29.01.2008

The Commerce Department’s US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has two new pilot projects for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).