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The US patent bar was taken by surprise when the US Supreme Court handed down two unanimous and pivotal decisions on April 29 29 July 2014
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A measure to reduce fees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for requests for substantive examinations and annuities, set out in the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act that was adopted on December 4, 2013 by Japan’s Diet, came into effect on April 1, 2014. The measure will remain in effect until March 31, 2018. 29 July 2014
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On April 24, 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ratified the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which was signed in Beijing on June 24, 2012 at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances. 29 July 2014
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Having a patent does not guarantee that a product or process infringes a patent, and in an infringement case it is very important for each party to provide the court with sufficient and relevant evidence supporting its case. 29 July 2014
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European Patent Office applications reached a new all-time high in 2013 and the number of applications in Finland was the third highest in Europe measured by applications per million inhabitants. 29 July 2014
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The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered an important decision on May 13, 2014 (Case C-11/12), in a case involving the Google search engine, highlighting the difficulties of reconciling trade and the protection of individuals when it is necessary for their data to circulate. 29 July 2014
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In January 2014, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ruled on an important limitation to the liability of owners of an internet connection. 29 July 2014
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Over the past few years, the Asia Pacific region has seen much activity in the area of competition law. In Malaysia, the Competition Act 2010 (CA) came into force on January 1, 2012. 29 July 2014
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There is no dispute that one of the most innovative and relevant aspects of the reforms of June 10, 2011 to the Mexican Federal Constitution, specifically to Article 1 and to the expansion of the amparo, or protection, concept through a new Amparo Law, has been the formal adoption of the principle known as pro homine or pro personae by all judges nationwide. 29 July 2014
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Alexandre Zouari is a famous French hairstylist. His clients include Carla Bruni—the former first lady of France, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Bassey and Sophia Loren, among others. Back in 1987, Zouari was invited by Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido to co-found the Alexandre Zouari Beauty Institute in Paris, which was described as the world’s most luxurious beauty and hairstyling salon and opened 16 branches in Japan. 29 July 2014
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