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EC SURVEY WARNS OF FAKE PACKAGING BLACKSPOTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Commission global survey into counterfeit goods has revealed concerns about Mexico being a centre for the counterfeiting of fake medicine packaging and leaflets. The study of businesses, industrial federations and diplomatic missions was told the problem is particularly rife in the large cities of Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, along with the northern frontier zone with the United States.…
CHINA OFFICIAL CLOTHING EXPORTS FALL AFTER QUOTAS REIMPOSED
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE REIMPOSITION of quota limits last year on some Chinese textile products has driven official overseas sales down, according to European Commission figures. During the first quarter of 2006, China saw an overall decrease in exports to the EU of minus 12% in volume, although unit prices increased by 9%.…
MIDDLE EAST LUXURY LEATHER GOOD DEMAND INDIA PAKISTAN PRODUCTION
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut
STRONG demand for leather luggage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is lining the pockets of tanners in Italy, Pakistan and Thailand.
According to a recent global online survey by marketing data company AC Nielsen, the UAE ranks among the top five countries worldwide for luxury branded luggage bags.…
INDONESIA PAINT INDUSTRY FEATURE
BY MATTHEW BRACE
INDONESIA’S paint and coatings industry continues to develop, with growth in sectors being led by increases in exports of furniture, and the introduction of new coatings products and systems.
Overall increased domestic demand for paints and coatings in Indonesia has led some companies to expand.…
DESIGN RIGHTS EU WIPO SYSTEM COORDINATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved linking the European Union’s (EU) design protection system to that run globally by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This will formally tie the EU’s design protection regulation to WIPO’s Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs.…
POLAR BEAR - GRIZZLY BEAR HYBRID, CROSS-SPECIES BEAR MATING, CANADA NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
BY MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa
CANADIAN scientists have confirmed a hybrid bear born of a grizzly bear and a polar bear was recently killed by a sports-hunter in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT). The bear was a creamy polar bear colour but also had long claws, a humped back, shallow face and brown patches around its eyes and nose: grizzly traits.…
WORLD BANK ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE - TRANSPARENCY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank has launched a comprehensive anti-corruption initiative, to drive graft out of developing countries in general, and its own aid projects in particular. Bank president Paul Wolfowitz announced the plan at a speech in Indonesia, displaying some the zeal he displayed at the Pentagon, only this time in fighting financial crime rather than Saddam Hussein.…
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY DESIGN RIGHTS WIPO EU
BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London
THE POLITICAL institutions of the European Union (EU) are debating how to join an international system that would protect EU manufacturers’ design rights across a wide range of non-European countries in one simple operation. In an initiative that could help auto manufacturers secure the creative aspects of their vehicle design from plagiarism, the European Commission wants to link the EU’s existing Community Design system, (which protects manufacturers’ designs within the 25 EU member states), to a global design registration system run by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a UN agency.…
MALAYSIAN PAINT/COATINGS INDUSTRY FEATURE - AUTOMOTOBILE COATINGS, WATER PIPE COATINGS
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RECENT positive advances in the paint and coatings industry symbolise general satisfaction with Malaysia’s business outlook. It might not have the cheapest labour in Asia but the workforce is skilled, productive and highly competitive. Access to infrastructure (especially ports) for exports is also reported to be good.…
IRAQ OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAMME REPORT - OILS AND FATS KICKBACKS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
OILS and fats companies paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to the toppled Saddam Hussein regime, the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Iraq Oil for Food programme scandal has claimed. More than 200 suppliers from countries including Jordan, India, Indonesia, Russia and Egypt paid Iraq to secure contracts to supply humanitarian supplies.…