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On January 11, 2011, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security released opinions on the handling of criminal cases involving infringement of IP rights. 1 April 2011
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The Israel Patent Law is anomalous in that pending applications are not published automatically 18 months after priority. 1 April 2011
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At 2:46 pm on March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan. 1 April 2011
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When can it be said that a patent has been granted? To date, a patent has been held as granted on the grant date indicated on the letters patent document. 1 April 2011
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As an alternative to ordinary court proceedings in Norway, you may approach the Committee for the Control of Unfair Competition to decide whether a competitor’s actions comply with good business practice or not. 1 April 2011
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In recent years, the filing of infringement actions has increased and the fight against counterfeit products has greatly intensified. 1 April 2011
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The doctrine of equivalence is commonly used to interpret the scope of an invention in patent and utility model litigation case law. 1 April 2011
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On January 1, 2011, new changes to the Implementing Regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) entered into force. 1 April 2011
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Canadian trademark jurisprudence saw numerous interesting developments during 2010. Our courts and Opposition Board adopted new approaches to certain ‘old’ concepts and reinforced others. 1 April 2011
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In France, intellectual property rights’ holders have been using and working with customs authorities for many years—and well before European harmonisation—to stop the importation of counterfeit goods. 1 April 2011
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