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Before they launch hasty trademark fights, countries should consider America's plight. Though it is winning its battle with the Vietnamese, the U.S. has lost ground elsewhere in the trademarking war. Congress's catfish vote forced the U.S. trade representative to drop opposition to a similar ban in Europe that allows only North Atlantic sardines to be sold as herring...
...suffered a dramatic loss of influence over its closest regional ally, Pakistan, which it had earlier helped build a nuclear arsenal. Smaller signs of cooperation passed virtually unnoticed?China did not protest when three Japanese warships escorted the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk from its base in Japan to launch assaults on Afghanistan. China has even surprised the U.S. with a new policy on Taiwan: it has downplayed its threats of war to prevent Taiwan's independence and will instead welcome visits by members of the independence-minded Democratic Progressive Party, once reviled as "splittists"?as long as they...
...Before they launch hasty trademark fights, countries should consider America's plight. Though it is winning its battle with the Vietnamese, the U.S. has lost ground elsewhere in the trademarking war. Congress's catfish vote forced the U.S. trade representative to drop opposition to a similar ban in Europe that allows only North Atlantic sardines to be sold as herring...
...world to offer full-fledged commercial 3G service last fall when it unveiled its FOMA (Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access) system, a network so advanced it allows phones to download data-intensive graphics, MP3 music files and even to transmit video. But consumer acceptance has failed to match launch-day hype. Third-generation handsets cost three to five times as much as conventional phones. They are clunky, glitch-prone and have a relatively short battery life. Coverage is absent in all but three major cities and there is little content that takes full advantage of FOMA's capabilities...
...Nevertheless, DoCoMo is pushing ahead. KPN plans to launch its i-mode platform this spring in the Netherlands and Belgium, and E-Plus in Germany?a mobile operator owned partly by KPN?will follow shortly thereafter. DoCoMo also announced plans late last month to list its stock on the New York and London exchanges. Tachikawa says listing in New York and London will boost DoCoMo's visibility on the world stage and increase the liquidity of its shares. The company has hinted that funds raised through the offerings could be used for acquisitions in Asia...