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How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate? 1 June 2014
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Patent applications should be filed before the competent authority shortly after the invention becomes known to others, since protection will not be granted if, more than a year before the patent application is filed, the invention has been disclosed or made available to the public anywhere in the world and by any means. 1 June 2014
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Although inventions in Italy can be protected as trade secrets, the best way of protecting innovations is by applying for a patent. 1 June 2014
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Significant steps have been taken by the Malaysian government to improve IP protection and enforcement in the country as Malaysia takes a more holistic and innovative approach to charting the development and growth of the IP system. 1 June 2014
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Patent rights can be secured by filing a patent application with the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) of Vietnam where the application will be examined to ascertain whether it meets the requirements of patentability. 1 June 2014
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There are many grey areas in trademark law that frustrate lawyers and clients alike because of the lack of straightforward answers to what seem to be simple questions. The legal status of domain names has been one such issue. 1 June 2014
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In 2000, Costa Rica became the first country to pass a total ban on in-vitro fertilisation. This followed a ruling by the Constitutional Chamber, which based its decision on the right to life contained in the Costa Rican Constitution and the American Convention on Human Rights. 1 June 2014
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Officially published in March 2014, France’s new consumer affairs law aims to reinforce the rights of consumers by setting up “new tools of economic regulation in order to balance the powers of consumers and professionals”. 1 June 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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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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