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Intellectual challenges: time for an IP court
Russia faces several significant changes in the field of intellectual property rights protection in the coming years.   1 April 2012
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Alternative avenues for litigation in South Africa
The ASA has proved one of the most expedient and cost-effective forums for dealing with contentious issues pertaining to trademarks, trade names or symbols, rather than launching proceedings in the High Court.   1 April 2012
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Biotech and medical inventions: moving the goal posts
The Amendment to the Taiwan Patent Act is expected to come into effect in November 2012.   1 April 2012
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New guidelines promise much in Turkey
In November 2011, the Turkish Patent Institute published Trademark and Industrial Design Examination Guidelines.   1 April 2012
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Are the patent trolls getting hungrier?
The controversial term ‘patent troll’ is often used as a pejorative label for entities which accumulate patents with a view toward extracting licence revenues from alleged infringers.   1 April 2012
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Streamlining adjudication rules for IP cases
The special rules on intellectual property litigation, otherwise known as the ‘Rules of Procedure in Intellectual Property Rights Cases’, took effect 15 days after publication in two national newspapers.   1 April 2012
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Fine times in China
The Guangdong High People’s Court recently gave its final judgment on a patent infringement dispute between Midea Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Group and Gree Electric Appliances, Inc, of Zhuhai.   1 February 2012
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Amazon.com's 'one-click' business method patent issued in Canada
Amazon. com’s patent application for its ‘one-click’ invention has been allowed by the Canadian IP Office.   1 February 2012
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New act changes rules for partial designs
For design patent protection provided under the Taiwan Patent Act, the design claim should be directed to a tangible object that can be individually put into commercial transaction by ordinary consumers.   1 February 2012
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The value of a design registration
In MCG Industries (Pty) Ltd v Chespak (Pty) Ltd, the applicant brought an application before the North Gauteng High Court for an interdict against the respondent in order to restrain it from infringing the applicant’s registered design.   1 February 2012

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