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The inventive step of an invention always takes centre stage when prosecuting patent applications or enforcing patent rights in Taiwan. 1 November 2013
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On July 1, 2013, the Japan Patent Office revised its Examination Guidelines concerning “requirements for unity of inventions”, “amendment that changes a specific technical feature of an invention”, and the “examination procedure” relating to said unity requirement and ACSTFs. 1 November 2013
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In September, the Brazilian patent and trademark office filed 33 lawsuits seeking to invalidate more than 200 patents owned by about 120 foreign companies, covering important products sold in the country. 1 November 2013
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Copyright in Finland is currently in flux. 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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The Brazilian government has been attacking the intellectual protection afforded by the WTO TRIPS Agreement to the research-based pharmaceutical industry. 1 September 2013
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The American sports equipment company, Icon Health & Fitness won a declaratory judgment on entitlement to a utility model patent application for a multi-function body training apparatus at the second instance of the IP court. 1 September 2013
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Partly with a focus on becoming a World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Russia has been actively reforming its patent laws and regulations during the past decade. 1 September 2013
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On July 2, 2013, Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court held a public hearing of a patent infringement case in which Zhizhen Technology Inc of Shanghai sued Apple Inc and Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd. 1 September 2013
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