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On December 28, 2012, the Legal Work Committee of the National People’s Congress of PRC published its latest draft of the third amendment to PRC trademark law, which was open for public comments until January 31, 2013. 1 May 2013
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A recent case decided by the Federal Court of Canada in February this year has both clarified and clouded the issue of how to perfect the filing basis of use and registration abroad. 1 May 2013
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In some special cases it is possible to oppose a granted European patent even after expiry of the opposition period. 1 May 2013
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Registering a technological concept or a new technology name as a genuine trademark is sometimes difficult. 1 May 2013
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France has implemented EU Directive 2011/62/UE June 8, 2011 relating to medicinal products for human use, by enacting an ordinance of December 19, 2012 and a Decree No. 2012-1562 of December 31, 2012. 1 April 2013
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Where there’s a patent, there’s always the question of how to interpret that patent. The answer seems simple: just check the patent and you’ll know what is protected and what is infringing. But reality shows that the interpretation of a patent is serious business. 1 April 2013
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Significant changes to both the Canadian Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act may be coming in the near future. 1 April 2013
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In Turkish trademark law, it is a general rule that the effect of a trademark cancellation (invalidation) takes effect retrospectively. 1 April 2013
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The European Patent Convention (EPC) gives an applicant the possibility of dividing a pending European application by filing one or more divisional applications, which can be divided further. 1 April 2013
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The modernisation efforts of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) have been welcomed by the local IP community. In March 2013, Commissioner Jorge Avila announced further improvements. 1 April 2013
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