Contents
IP News Digest(April 20, 2006) 1
Institutional News 2
The Lao People's Democratic Republic and Honduras Accede to WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty 2
Court Halts Bogus Invention Promotion Claims 2
Downloads 2
World News 2
US vows closer ties with RP vs. piracy 2
China strikes on trademark piracy 3
Luxury brands win trademark lawsuit 3
China makes assurances for IPR protection 3
US manufacturers seek stricter patent enforcement 3
Copyright protection to be strengthened 4
Events to mark world's Book and Copyright Day 4
Experts from 25 countries to take part in intellectual property rights 4
US wants FIA to have IPR unit 4
Over two million pirated CDs released in 2005 - expert 5
Company & Industry News 5
Fired Corning Employee Sentenced to 4 Yrs. 5
Local software company takes Google to court over a patent 5
Brewery, Anheuser-Busch Settle Dispute 6
Trademark war erupts 6
Lenovo, Microsoft to Sign Intellectual Property Pact 6
TVB takes copyright action on mainland 6
Cliff Richard calls for music copyright change 7
HP Expands IP Licensing Program to Asia 7
Apple sued for patent infringement 7
Legal Industry News 8
Does legal ownership of genes, stem cells and other biological material go beyond the pale? 8
Superman and Copyright Termination: A Warning to Software Companies That Hire Consultants 8
Study : Strong intellectual property laws drive innovation economy 8
Opinion 9
Prizes Not Patents 9