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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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On February 6, 2013, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) published a draft amendment to the Guidelines for Examination, soliciting public comments. 1 April 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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This article does not intend to provide yet another comment on the issue of using community trademarks (CTMs) in one or more countries since the Onel decision has made it clear that use of a CTM is not dependent on national boundaries. 1 April 2013
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Several interesting decisions in intellectual property law have been seen in India since the last report, making it difficult to select reportable cases. We have picked out two that are likely to have a big impact. 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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An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Act of the Philippines, was signed into law on February 28, 2013. 1 April 2013
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According to WIPO, a new version of the 10th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2013. 1 February 2013
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The differences in the ways US patent and European patent (EP) applications are drafted often pose problems during substantive examination when an EP application is filed based on a US application. 1 February 2013
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Shinzo Abe, the head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, was reappointed Prime Minister of Japan on December 16, 2012. Since then, his economic policy, known as ‘Abenomics’, has been frequently discussed in Japan. 1 February 2013
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