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On July 1, 2013, the Japan Patent Office revised its Examination Guidelines concerning “requirements for unity of inventions”, “amendment that changes a specific technical feature of an invention”, and the “examination procedure” relating to said unity requirement and ACSTFs. 1 November 2013
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Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law. 2 September 2013
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In South Africa there is no substantive examination of the claims of a patent application. Once the required formalities of an application have been met, it proceeds to acceptance, publication and grant. 1 September 2013
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Partly with a focus on becoming a World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Russia has been actively reforming its patent laws and regulations during the past decade. 1 September 2013
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The most significant revision of Belgian patent law since the 1984 Patent Act was approved by the Belgian legislator on January 10, 2011. 1 September 2013
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The Federal Court has confirmed that professional designations may function as certification marks, provided the professional designation meets the criteria for certification marks set out in the Trade-marks Act. 1 September 2013
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Chile is a small but relatively successful country, which has enjoyed commercial stability and growth over the past 30 years, since it implemented the free market economy at the beginning of the 1980s. 1 September 2013
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On July 2, 2013, Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court held a public hearing of a patent infringement case in which Zhizhen Technology Inc of Shanghai sued Apple Inc and Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd. 1 September 2013
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When it comes to well-known marks and unfair competition, the statute of limitations is a controversial issue. 1 September 2013
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As we know, a trademark can consist of words, letters, numbers, figures, lines; in the Dominican Republic an applicant can also obtain sounds and smells as trademarks. 1 September 2013
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