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On May 14, 2014, the official adoption was announced of an act that includes amendments to (1) the Patent Law, as previewed in the January/February issue of WIPR; (2) the Design Law, as previewed in the March/April issue; and (3) the Trademark Law, as previewed in the May/June issue. 30 September 2014
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In the spring of 2014, the Canadian government loosened restrictions on the commercial exchange of medical cannabis, ushering in what some would call a ‘free market’ for the product. 30 September 2014
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At the end of June 2014, the first law of employee inventions came into force in Romania. 30 September 2014
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On June 19, 2014 the US Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Alice Corporation Pty Ltd v CLS Bank International (Alice), affirming the underlying Federal Circuit’s opinion finding all claims of the patent in suit invalid. 30 September 2014
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On February 25, 2014, the Russian State Duma passed a federal law introducing amendments to the provisions of Parts I, II and IV of the Russian Civil Code. The amendments will be effective from October 1, 2014. 29 September 2014
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Alexandre Zouari is a famous French hairstylist. His clients include Carla Bruni—the former first lady of France, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Bassey and Sophia Loren, among others. Back in 1987, Zouari was invited by Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido to co-found the Alexandre Zouari Beauty Institute in Paris, which was described as the world’s most luxurious beauty and hairstyling salon and opened 16 branches in Japan. 29 July 2014
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Having a patent does not guarantee that a product or process infringes a patent, and in an infringement case it is very important for each party to provide the court with sufficient and relevant evidence supporting its case. 29 July 2014
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In January 2014, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ruled on an important limitation to the liability of owners of an internet connection. 29 July 2014
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A patent is a statutorily granted right that gives the patentee an exclusive monopoly to a patented invention for 20 years in exchange for a detailed disclosure of the construction and/or working of the invention. 29 July 2014
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There is no dispute that one of the most innovative and relevant aspects of the reforms of June 10, 2011 to the Mexican Federal Constitution, specifically to Article 1 and to the expansion of the amparo, or protection, concept through a new Amparo Law, has been the formal adoption of the principle known as pro homine or pro personae by all judges nationwide. 29 July 2014
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