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Decision T 373/12 from the Technical Board of Appeal has asked the Enlarged Board of Appeal to give its opinion on the examination of the clarity of amended claims during opposition and opposition appeal proceedings, where the amendment is a literal insertion of an entire dependent claim or elements of a dependent claim are added to an independent claim. 16 February 2015
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In many European jurisdictions, including Germany, exhibitions of new products at trade shows often give rise to intellectual property disputes. In many cases, the defendants are not based in the country where the trade show takes place, and in some cases, the foreign exhibitors do not even intend to sell their products in that country. 11 February 2015
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The Further Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy Action Plan 2014–2020, rolled out jointly by 28 ministries and state-level organisations in China, was published in December 2014. 11 February 2015
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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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Under article 82 of the European Patent Convention, a European application must “relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept”—ie, show a unity of invention. 27 November 2014
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A government bill, published in October, proposes several changes to Finland’s Copyright Act, including the following: 27 November 2014
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In the January/February issue of WIPR I discussed a ruling by the appellate court of The Hague in a dispute between the Dutch anti-piracy foundation BREIN and two internet service providers (ISPs). 27 November 2014
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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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