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Piracy has been about for hundreds of years and has kept up with time. Instead of being (solely) active on the high seas, it now targets copyrighted material available on the Internet. 1 February 2014
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There is a surprising failure to appreciate the value and importance of US ‘freedom-to-operate’ (FTO) opinions, which determine whether commercialising a product will infringe others’ valid intellectual property rights. 1 February 2014
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A landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has been released which will serve as an important precedent in many fundamental areas of Canadian copyright law, including the test for determining if a “substantial part” of a work has been copied, assessment of damages, use of experts in a copyright context and the vicarious liability of directors for infringement. 1 February 2014
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The Brazilian IP community has great expectations for 2014, despite distracting events: a carnival in March, the FIFA World Cup in June and elections in October. 1 February 2014
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Deere & Company is a registrant of a colour combination mark in China in respect of tractors, harvesting machines and related goods. 1 February 2014
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In Camworth Technologies Ltd v Videx Wire Products (Pty) Ltd, the Supreme Court of Appeal heard an appeal from the Court of the Commissioner of Patents, where the respondent, Videx, had successfully obtained a declaration of non-infringement in terms of Section 69(1) of the Patents Act. 1 February 2014
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The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an international framework in which patent prosecution may be accelerated in one jurisdiction if the claims in a corresponding application are allowed by a second jurisdiction. The two jurisdictions must have a bilateral PPH agreement. 1 November 2013
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On September 16, 2013, during parliamentary hearings organised by the Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee to discuss the main routes for developing IP legislation, an opinion was expressed that amendments to part four of the Russian Civil Code will be examined in the second reading. 1 November 2013
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Since the entry into force of Law No. 2004-192 of February 27, 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, French industrial property rights have not covered this territory and have therefore no longer been protected there. 1 November 2013
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The fashion scene brings more and more fans willing to pay large sums of money to feel and look good about the apparel they wear. 1 November 2013
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