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8 Int'l L. Update 1 (2002)

handle is hein.journals/intlwup8 and id is 1 raw text is: A monthly report on public and private international legal developments Internationa( Law Upbate Editors: Professor John R. Schmertz, Jr., Georgetown University Law Center, and Mike Meier, Esq. January 2002 January Highlights zEuropean Court of Justice rules on whether Procter & Gamble's diaper product, BABY-DRY, qualifies for registration as Community trademark on theory that, even to English speakers, it distinctively combines otherwise ordinary descriptive terms (page 10) iaEuropean Union issues comprehensive regulation on trademarks that provides for simplified procedures and for uniform trademark protection throughout EU (page 12) cwln dispute between BCCI and Pakistani State Bank over $50 million loan, Second Circuit decides whether to remand case to district court for forum non conveniens analysis of feasibility of Pakistan as alternative forum especially in light of intervening changes in Pakistani banking law (page 2) IwEnglish Court of Appeal rules on request of New York state court under Hague Evidence Convention to assist it in obtaining discovery of testimony and documents from third-party witnesses and banks in U. K. (page 3) W In cybersquatting case involving internet domain names, First Circuit determines whether U.S.'s Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act enables federal court to overturn ruling of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) dispute resolution policy (page 6) owFederal Circuit decides whether Korean citizens have standing to enforce U.S. agreement with Korea to compensate Korean veterans of Vietnam conflict and whether case involves political question (page 8) ewWTO Appellate Body reviews earlier WTO Panel decision in dispute over U. S. legislation dealing with trademarks of confiscated Cuban businesses (page 9) IN BRIEF TOPICS INCLUDE: U.S. publishes interim guidance on how financial institutions should comply with USA PATRIOT Act. - - U.N. and Sierra Leone agree to set up war crimes tribunal. - - U.S. Department of State publishes list of reciprocating countries for family support obligations. - - Capacity of EU to combat terrorism is strengthened. - - EU Member States authorized to renew provisions contained in FTN treaties with third countries that comport with EU law and policy. - - Canadian protection of personal data found compliant with exacting EU standards. - - Improved Cambodian working conditions lead U.S. and Cambodia to extend textile trade agreement - - German High Court bars Benetton's H.L V. POSITIVE magazine advertisement (page 13) Vol. 8

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