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Currently, most monopolies granted in Poland are validations of European patents. 1 June 2014
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The European limitation procedures were enacted by the European Patent Convention 2000 and came into effect in 2007. Requests for limitation allow a European patent proprietor to amend a European patent using a centralised ex parte procedure at the European Patent Office. 1 June 2014
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A patent can be obtained via a German, a European or an international (Patent Cooperation Treaty) patent application. 1 June 2014
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A Finnish national patent can be applied for at the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR). 1 June 2014
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A Swedish patent application is filed with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), and is granted for a term of up to 20 years from the filing date (if the annual renewal fees are paid). 1 June 2014
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As a follow-up to previous reports regarding discussions by subcommittees of the Industrial Structure Council’s IP Policy Committee concerning possible changes to Japan’s patent IP laws, here I will introduce once again, based on the Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2013, recent discussions by the Trademark Subcommittee regarding possible changes to Japan’s Trademark Law relating to new types of trademark. 1 June 2014
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After years of debate and extensive discussion, the Canadian government tabled five international IP treaties in the House of Commons—all on one day. 1 April 2014
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As well as the discussions in the Japan Patent Office (JPO) about changing Japan’s patent law, described in my last WIPR report, there have also been talks in the JPO about changing Japan’s design law, based on the Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2013. 1 April 2014
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Environmental and natural resource preservation has become an important issue for governments. 1 April 2014
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On January 1, 2014, a new Designs Act (Designgesetz—DesignG) came into force in Germany. 1 April 2014
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