Bulletin
November 2000 Issue
Bulletin
DRAFT FTC LICENSING GUIDELINES
To facilitate the handling of disputes over tech-nology licensing agreements, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) recently drafted the Guide-lines for Handling Technology Licensing-related Cases (the Guidelines). The main content of the draft Guidelines is as follows:Definition of TermsTechnology licensing agreement means an agreement involving the licensing of patent, know-how, or a combination of the two.Patent means an inventi ... MoreCOMPETITION
- FTC DRAFTS PRINCIPLES FOR OFFSHORE MERGER CASES
- FTC TO ASSIST DISCOUNT RETAILER IN ESTABLISHING SELF-REGULATORY CODE
CORPORATION
- RULES ON TAX RELIEF FOR INVESTMENT IN B2B SYSTEMS
- SECURITIES TRANSACTION TAX PAYABLE ON OVERSEAS BONDS ISSUED BY ROC COM-PANIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- REGULATIONS GOVERNING JOINT INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL ORGANIZATIONS
- CWC TO BAN TRANSFERS OF SCHEDULE 3 CHEMICALS TO NON-PARTIES
- OCEAN POLLUTION PREVEN-TION LAW NOW IN EFFECT
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- IMITATION OF MERCHANDISE BARCODES CONSTITUTES FORGERY
- COPYRIGHT IN AUTHORIZED TRANSLATIONS OF FOREIGN WORKS
- REGISTERING ANOTHER COM-PANY NAME AS AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME VIOLATES FAIR TRADE LAW
- USING ANOTHER COMPANY NAME IN A WEB PAGE TITLE TAG VIOLATES FAIR TRADE LAW
- JURISDICTION OVER CYBER-CRIME
- HIRING OUT UNLICENSED COPIES OF OPTICAL DISKS INFRINGES COPYRIGHT
- PATENT INFRINGEMENT AS-SESSMENT – EXPERT OPINION REGULATIONS
- PATENT PRIORITY CLAIMS BY UK APPLICANTS EFFECTIVE AS OF 24 MAY 2000
- NEW TRADEMARK OFFICIAL FEES ANNOUNCED
INVESTMENT
- UPDATE ON STRATEGIC IN-DUSTRY INCENTIVES
- CLARIFICATION ON CAPITALI-ZATION OF RESERVES AND REDUCTIONS IN CAPITAL