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Patent applications should be filed before the competent authority shortly after the invention becomes known to others, since protection will not be granted if, more than a year before the patent application is filed, the invention has been disclosed or made available to the public anywhere in the world and by any means. 1 June 2014
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How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate? 1 June 2014
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A patent can be obtained via a German, a European or an international (Patent Cooperation Treaty) patent application. 1 June 2014
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Although inventions in Italy can be protected as trade secrets, the best way of protecting innovations is by applying for a patent. 1 June 2014
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Significant steps have been taken by the Malaysian government to improve IP protection and enforcement in the country as Malaysia takes a more holistic and innovative approach to charting the development and growth of the IP system. 1 June 2014
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Myanmar is a country with a legal system based on common law. English law is still in use, supplemented by case law that has been built up nationally. However, many changes are now being made, with new laws passed and draft laws queuing up at the Myanmar parliament. 1 June 2014
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The first specialised IP rights court has been operating for almost a year in Russia. Altogether, nearly 600 cases had been filed by the end of March 2014. 1 June 2014
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As a follow-up to previous reports regarding discussions by subcommittees of the Industrial Structure Council’s IP Policy Committee concerning possible changes to Japan’s patent IP laws, here I will introduce once again, based on the Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2013, recent discussions by the Trademark Subcommittee regarding possible changes to Japan’s Trademark Law relating to new types of trademark. 1 June 2014
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Several issues surrounding the nullity defence in design infringement lawsuits in Germany under the new German Designs Act have arisen. 1 June 2014
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The number of trademark registration applications in China jumped last year, according to recent statistics. They totalled 1,881,546 in 2013, 14.15 percent more than in 2012. By the end of the year, the cumulative number of trademark registration applications in China was 13,241,337, and 8,652,358 had matured into registrations, of which 7,237,894 remained valid. 1 April 2014
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