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Business brief 2011: Germany
A German patent can be obtained by directly filing a national patent application with the German Patent and Trademark Office, or by filing a European patent application.   1 January 2011
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Business brief 2011: UK
To secure a UK patent, applicants can apply to the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) or to the European Patent Office (EPO) designating the UK.   1 January 2011
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Business brief 2011: South Africa
Trademark rights can be divided into two categories, namely statutory rights and rights afforded by common law.   1 January 2011
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Update on PCT applications in Thailand
Thailand acceded to the Patent Cooperation Treaty on September 24, 2009, as the 142nd contracting party, effective from December 24, 2009.   1 December 2010
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Facelift for trademark oppositions?: Canada's proposed amendments
CIPO recently announced proposed amendments to the Trademarks Regulations in anticipation of both reducing the operational costs for businesses and increasing the overall effectiveness of trademark opposition procedures.   1 December 2010
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The language barrier when searching and understanding prior art
There is high demand for better translation tools to improve the understanding of prior patent art in languages other than the official languages of the European Patent Office.   1 December 2010
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Trademark functions in practice: the Opel-Blitz-II case
The decision in Opel-Blitz II, handed down by the Federal Supreme Court of Germany in January 2010, concerns the use of a trademark of a well-known German automobile manufacturer on miniature replica toy cars.   1 December 2010
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Of models and makes
In 1999, the Norwegian Intellectual Property Office’s (NIPO) Appeal Board refused the mark L400 for class 12 goods (vehicles) in a decision that was initially ignored by NIPO legal advisors.   1 December 2010
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Courts reject holistic approach
In determining whether a likelihood of confusion exists between competing trademarks, the Philippine Supreme Court relies on two principal tests: the dominancy test and the holistic test.   1 December 2010
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Single words: protected as trademarks or copyrights
Under Polish Copyright Law, a work is subject to copyright if it is an expression of creative activity, meaning it is original or has individual character.   1 December 2010

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