Seminar Examines Opportunities and Challenges of Legitimate Distribution of Copyright Works Online in Asia-Pacific Region

08.07.2007

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is hosting a seminar on "Legitimate Distribution of Copyright Works Online" in Singapore on July 10, 2007 – in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office, and the Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore.

IFPI Hails Court Ruling that ISPs Must Stop Copyright Piracy on their Networks

05.07.2007

A Belgium court has ruled that an Internet Service Provider (ISP) must take responsibility for stopping illegal file-sharing on its network.

German Disc Duplicator Infringes Toshiba Patents in Germany

05.07.2007

Toshiba Corporation filed a lawsuit in Germany against a German disc replicator of DVDs, EDD Bizz GmbH, and is seeking injunctive relief and declaration that EDD is liable for damages resulting from its infringement of Toshiba's DVD patents.

Dubai Customs Confiscates Counterfeit Medicine Worth AED 5 Million

05.07.2007

Dubai Customs succeeded in seizing counterfeit medicinal drugs worth 5 million Dirhams (around $1.361.277) during an operation carried out by Customs inspectors at the Cargo Village upon instructions from the Compliance Department.

Lebanese Authorities to Destroy 85,000 Pirated CDs and DVDs Thursday

04.07.2007

Official sources at the Lebanese Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Protection Bureau (CCIPP) plan to destroy around 85,000 pirated CDs/DVDs in a mountain resort 20 minutes away from Beirut.

DuPont Takes Legal Action to Protect Global Intellectual Property

21.06.2007

DES MOINES, IOWA - DuPont announced in a Thursday press release that the Intellectual Property (IP) of its non-ozone-depleting refrigerants is taking enforcement actions in four countries against local companies that are infringing on its patents.