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It is not unusual for several companies within an industry to be named as co-defendants within a patent infringement lawsuit. 1 November 2013
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In an era where every transaction can take place through the Internet, trademark holders would like to immediately prevent each and every illegal use in the blink of an eye. 1 November 2013
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On May 25, 2012, the Mexican Senate approved the accession of Mexico to the Madrid Protocol. 1 November 2013
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Australia is the first country in the world to have mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products. Tobacco packs in Australia have to be olive green, with 75 percent of the front and 90 percent of the back covered in health warnings and pictures of the effects of tobacco use. The European parliament has proposed similar rules in revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive. 1 November 2013
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From a legal perspective, what happens in a situation when genuine articles manufactured by the actual manufacturer, such as high pressure vessels or electrical goods, are imported into South Africa, but where the manufacturer’s labels have been removed and replaced with falsified labels which bear fictitious serial numbers, and do not specify the electrical, oil and refrigerant information which is critical to safe and efficient installation and operation of the goods, but which bear the manufacturer’s trademarks? 1 November 2013
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Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law. 2 September 2013
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In South Africa there is no substantive examination of the claims of a patent application. Once the required formalities of an application have been met, it proceeds to acceptance, publication and grant. 1 September 2013
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In Germany, as in many other European jurisdictions, claimants may not only rely on registered design rights in order to attack pirated or otherwise copied products. 1 September 2013
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The regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 608/2013/EU governing anti-counterfeiting action by customs authorities was published on June 29, 2013, repealing Regulation 1383/2003/EC. 1 September 2013
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It is an obligation of trademark holders to use their trademarks as they were granted by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or with slight modifications that do not alter their distinctive character, in order not to be subject to a cancellation action grounded in non-use. 1 September 2013
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