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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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Canadian trademark practitioners remain, for the most part, focused on the coming changes to our trademark legislation as we join the Madrid, Nice and Singapore Treaties. 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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In a recent decision from the Supreme Administrative Court on May 15, 2014, a ruling by the Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) to reinstate a previously invalidated trademark that had been granted by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was overruled for retrial. 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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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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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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