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Bill C-56 sneaks in changes to the Trade-marks Act
Significant changes to both the Canadian Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act may be coming in the near future.   1 April 2013
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Registrar's evidence must be heard before a trademark is expunged
In the case of Ho Tack Sien & Ors v Rotta Research Laboratorium SpA & Anor, the respondent manufactured a drug called Viartril-S (glucosamine sulphate) used in the treatment of osteoarthritis.   1 April 2013
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Federal patent malpractice cases bounced
On February 20, 2013, the US Supreme Court surprised many members of the US bar by holding in the decision of Gunn v Minton that federal courts do not have exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over claims asserting patent malpractice.   1 April 2013
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New avenues for trademark protection
Peruvian law provides two ways to obtain protection against the misuse of registered trademarks.   1 April 2013
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Trademark use and national boundaries
This article does not intend to provide yet another comment on the issue of using community trademarks (CTMs) in one or more countries since the Onel decision has made it clear that use of a CTM is not dependent on national boundaries.   1 April 2013
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Divisionals as prior art
The European Patent Convention (EPC) gives an applicant the possibility of dividing a pending European application by filing one or more divisional applications, which can be divided further.   1 April 2013
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A welcome modernisation of the Brazilian patent office
The modernisation efforts of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) have been welcomed by the local IP community. In March 2013, Commissioner Jorge Avila announced further improvements.   1 April 2013
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Search in examinations on utility model and designs
On February 6, 2013, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) published a draft amendment to the Guidelines for Examination, soliciting public comments.   1 April 2013
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Online sale of drugs now possible
France has implemented EU Directive 2011/62/UE June 8, 2011 relating to medicinal products for human use, by enacting an ordinance of December 19, 2012 and a Decree No. 2012-1562 of December 31, 2012.   1 April 2013
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Key recent cases
Several interesting decisions in intellectual property law have been seen in India since the last report, making it difficult to select reportable cases. We have picked out two that are likely to have a big impact.   1 April 2013

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