Finder doesn't pick up icon in app bundle

Sometimes when I copy an app bundle from a dmg volume onto the Desktop or some other folder, the finder displays the icon incorrectly. It displays a "Missing Icon" icon. However if I rename the app bundle it displays the correct icon.
It seems that the finder looks for the icon before it is actually copied and doesn't update it when it arrives. It happens for some applications but not for other applications. Why is that?
See also http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2009091413423819

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