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The ordinance of February 10, 2016 on the reform of contract law took effect on October 1 and applies to contracts concluded after September 30, 2016. Those concluded before this date will also come under the same regime if and when they are renewed. The principle of the freedom to sign a contract is re-stated in law. 24 November 2016
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Since early 2015, patent examiners at the State Intellectual Property Office of China have been increasingly focusing on patentability issues, especially inventiveness. 24 November 2016
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Imagine the following unfortunate scenario, which could have been avoided. A representative of a corporate technology client approaches patent counsel with a request to protect a dozen new inventive developments that will be very important to the future of the company. Fully documented invention disclosures are delivered to counsel, together with instructions to file a non-provisional patent application directed to each as soon as possible. 3 October 2016
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After July 2016’s failed coup attempt, Turkey’s Council of Ministers introduced a nationwide state of emergency under article 120 of the Constitution of Turkey, for three months from 1am on July 21, 2016. 3 October 2016
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The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office revised the “Directions for Patent Infringement Assessment” in February with considerable modifications. The document has been renamed as the “Directions for Determining Patent Infringement”. 3 October 2016
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In June 2014, Bildkonst Upphovsrätt i Sverige (BUS), a Swedish association that represents artists in copyright matters, filed a lawsuit against Wikimedia Sweden, based on offentligkonst.se, a webpage and database with pictures of works of art placed in public places. The database is available to the public free of charge and it is also the public that provides the database with the pictures by uploading photographs there. 3 October 2016
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The purpose of this article is to see whether there are any positive consequences of Brexit for companies from Eastern European countries that are members of the EU. 3 October 2016
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Before filing a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application into the national phase in Peru, it is important to know that Peruvian patent law grants patents only for goods or processes, but not their uses. According to article 14 of Decision No. 486 of the Andean Community, which governs the law in Peru: “Patents shall be granted for inventions, whether goods or processes, if they are new, involve an inventive step and are industrially applicable.” 3 October 2016
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A rusk is an essential part of a typical Dutch breakfast. But before you can eat it, it’s a big challenge to get it out of its tight wrapper without the brittle product falling apart. 3 October 2016
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In accordance with Mexican intellectual property law and regulations, a trademark applicant must indicate the date of first use in the application. The date cannot be amended after the application is filed. 3 October 2016
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