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Just before New Year 2013, the Swedish justice minister wrote an article in a national newspaper, claiming support for the creation of a general and central IP Court in Sweden. 27 November 2014
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After the Bang & Olufsen decision about trademark protection for the shape of headphones, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on September 18 this year, on a request concerning the implementation of article 3(1)(e) of the First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of December 21, 1988, to approximate the laws of the member states relating to trademarks. 27 November 2014
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Germany is the only country in Europe that has a bifurcated system of patent litigation. 27 November 2014
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Data exclusivity has caused no small amount of debate since its formal introduction into international law. 27 November 2014
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The licensing of IP, especially trademarks and copyright, remains topical even though there is a lengthy history of legal regulation in this area in Russia. 27 November 2014
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Although few amendments have been made to the Mexican Industrial Property Law over the years—a trend that has helped to improve the trademark registration process—the examiners’ criteria have undergone significant changes 27 November 2014
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BMW AG v Grandmark International (Pty) Ltd 2014 (1) SA 323 of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) is likely to have reduced the confidence of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to compete in the local market as holders of South African design registrations. 30 September 2014
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The principle of specialty of marks establishes that a trademark registration protects only those goods or services for which specific protection was granted. 30 September 2014
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The Constitutional Court has ruled that Article 42/1-c of Decree Law no. 556 on the Protection of Trademarks (the Trademark Decree Law) is contrary to the provisions of the Turkish Constitution. 30 September 2014
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A bankruptcy is generally in no-one’s best interest, and worsens everyone’s position. 30 September 2014
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