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According to the European Patent Convention, patents shall not be granted in respect of methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy, or practised diagnostic methods. 1 August 2012
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Border measures have been strengthened under the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization and under the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic. 1 August 2012
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Since 1999, patent applicants claiming pharmaceutical inventions (products and processes) in Brazil have faced an awkward provision in the Brazilian patent law, commonly known as Article 229-C. 1 August 2012
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The provisions of Brazil's patent law are largely TRIPS-compliant, but there are two major inconsistencies: its working requirements, and ANVISA's mandatory substantive examination on pharma patent applications. 1 August 2012
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If the exhaustion of trademark rights is a defence in trademark litigation, who has the burden of proof that the goods are originals? 1 August 2012
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There has been significant growth in trademark registrations in Belize since the former Trademarks Act was repealed in June 2000 and replaced with the Trademarks Act, Chapter 257 of the laws of Belize. 1 August 2012
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For the first time, the Federal Court has granted an order by which a Canadian trademark registration was quashed and the matter was sent back to the Registrar of Trade-marks to consider a Statement of Opposition. 1 August 2012
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The enactment of the Intellectual Property Code on June 6, 1997, was a landmark in the history of the IP system of the Philippines. 1 August 2012
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During the late 1990s, the Dutch were famous not only for their cheese, but also for their cross border injunctions. 1 August 2012
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In Hong Kong, company name and trademark registrations are governed by two separate pieces of legislation: the Companies Ordinance, Cap 32 and the Trade Marks Ordinance, Cap 599. 1 August 2012
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