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A new exception to trademark use requirements
The Turkish Court of Appeals rendered a landmark decision regarding the trademark use requirement. According to local legislation and practice, only the use of a trademark in Turkey fulfils that requirement.   1 February 2012
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Work to do: why Russia needs an IP court
In 2011, intellectual property in general, and trademarks in particular, have continued to be in the spotlight for Russian lawmakers, courts, administrative authorities and rights holders alike.   1 February 2012
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Domain name game-changers
Domain names represent a good opportunity to establish digital businesses as they are positively changing the way in which the Internet is used by making it more open and accessible.   1 February 2012
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Enforcing trademarks in Belarus
Sovereign Belarus passed its national Law on Trademarks and Service Marks on February 5, 1993.   1 February 2012
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The price of fame in Hong Kong
A trademark that is entitled to protection under the Paris Convention as a well-known trademark can be protected under the Trade Marks Ordinance in Hong Kong.   1 February 2012
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Protecting trademarks on the Internet: WIPO wades in
In 2001, the assembly of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and the general assembly of WIPO adopted the Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on the Protection of Marks and Other IP rights in Signs on the Internet.   1 February 2012
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Alcohol wars in Ecuador
2011 was marked by many legal changes affecting international investors in Ecuador, most notably the new Competition (Antitrust) Law and new tax regulations which increase international money transfer taxes.   1 February 2012
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Jump-starting mediation in the Philippines
In its 2011 annual report, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported that it disposed of 243 inter partes and intellectual property violation cases.   1 February 2012
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Rectifying the register: lapsed patent applications in South Africa
In the matter of University of Pretoria v The Registrar of Patents, Bone SA and Nicolaas Duneas, the Court of the Commissioner of Patents was tasked with hearing an appeal against a decision of the registrar.   1 February 2012
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Trademark law treaty now a reality
The Trademark Law Treaty was recently ratified by the Dominican Republic as a complement to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement.   1 February 2012

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