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Sovereign Belarus passed its national Law on Trademarks and Service Marks on February 5, 1993. 1 February 2012
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The Benelux countries—Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg— introduced oppositions in January 2004. Now, after seven years of experience, we are able to evaluate the Benelux opposition system. 1 February 2012
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The State Customs Service of Ukraine has approved a new procedure that concerns intellectual property (IP) and counterfeit goods. 1 February 2012
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A decision of the English High Court has led the UK Intellectual Property Office to issue a new practice notice that instructs UK examiners to take a much narrower view of the “mental act” exclusion to patentability. 1 February 2012
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In recent years, Turkey has adopted significant revisions and developments in the field of IP. Educational opportunities and awareness of the IP field has increased in direct proportion to the increase in R&D activities and entrepreneurship. 1 February 2012
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Twenty eleven was an extremely busy year for the US ‘patent court’. 1 February 2012
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Patent attorneys have been talking about a single EU patent for 40 years. But as Annelise Holme explains, political interests are threatening progress. 1 February 2012
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Patent applications must be filed in writing with the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR). Patent application forms are available on the Internet (www.prh.fi/en/patentit) and they can be filed in electronic form. 1 February 2012
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Several changes to the Hungarian Patent Law became effective on January 1, 2012, partly to align national law with the requirements of the London Agreement, to which Hungary signed in 2011. 1 February 2012
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In an important trademark decision, the Federal Court of Justice held that the use of a well-known company logo in a car garage’s advertisements may take unfair advantage of or be detrimental to the advertising function of the mark. 1 February 2012
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