U.S. copyright holders can expect greater protection from infringement and international piracy following the recent congressional passage of GATT

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The US Congress has passed the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to enact the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The act gives US copyright holders and trademarks enhanced protection from infringement. The first sale doctrine's computer software rental exception will remain, so that software owners will be able to rent software rather than selling it to prevent redistribution. Additional protections against bootlegging will be implemented. Trademark changes will help keep people from presuming the abandonment and possibly starting a cancellation proceeding.

Laws, regulations and rules, Patents (International law)

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Specialists offer views on trademark issues; from Asia to Brazil, trademark owners face protection challenges

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Trademark attorneys Glenn Spencer Bacal, William R. Cohrs, Melville Owen and Virginia S. Taylor were asked their views on important trademark law issues. Most feel that the Asia-Pacific area will see the most trademark growth during the 1990s. Opinions on the embargo tactic vary, with Bacal feeling that this will lead to additional counterfeiting and Taylor that certain industries will be disproportionately affected. They feel that automation of the US Patent and Trademark Office will result in increased international cooperation and communication.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Technology application, Panel Discussion, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, Bacal, Glenn Spencer, Cohrs, William R., Owen, Melville, Taylor, Virginia S.

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To compete globally, Japan amends trademark law; joining the Madrid Protocol has required an overhaul both substantively and procedurally

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Japan's amendment of its trademark law to comply with the Madrid Protocol is a key step toward the global adoption of that agreement, and the implementing amendments add important new substantive rights and procedures to the Japanese system. US companies doing business in Japan had been troubled by the absence of a damages remedy for infringement of "common law" rights. Under US law, trademark rights accrue upon use of the mark, while in Japan, as in most other countries, the trademark law is based on the "registration principle.'

Japan

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