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Crack Down On Parallel Imports
Posted on 29/06/2004 by
Under the Copyright (Parallel Importation of Films and Onus of Proof) Amendment Act 2003, the onus of proof of copying has now been reversed, with imported copies of films, DVDs, CDs or videos being presumed to infringe... Read More
New World Order: Changes In Technology Patent Trends
Posted on 29/06/2004 by
The debate about patentability of business methods and gene technology and the desirability of such patents has been enlivened by DET and GT. Read More
Now They Can Jail You For Stealing A Trade Secret - Whatever That Might Be
Posted on 29/06/2004
Mark Paton A new section in the Crimes Act 1961 means that stealing trade secrets is now a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison. Read More
Submarine Patents
Posted on 29/06/2004 by
The problem with submarine patents is that they have been used to generate royalty incomes, by people who have been able to predict developments in a technology, rather than to protect their own developments. Read More