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IP rights for genetically modified plants and other GMOs
Genetically modified plants enjoy IP protection under patent and plant breeders’ rights, as well as other statutory provisions, and are additionally affected by legislation in certain cases.   1 June 2012
Copyright
Business brief 2012: Australia
Patent rights are secured in Australia by filing appropriate documents and fees at the patent office.   1 June 2012
Copyright
Business brief 2012: Belize
Patent rights are enforceable by the Patents Act of Belize.   1 June 2012
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Patent protection incentive package for Philippine inventors
To encourage researchers and scientists in higher educational institutions to avail themselves of patent protection for their inventions, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines launched the PPIP this year.   1 June 2012
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Challenges of freedom to operate analyses in Mexico
Freedom-to-operate analyses are a useful tool for companies to ensure they do not violate third party intellectual property by initiating commercial exploitation of products, processes or services.   1 April 2012
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Well-known marks in Hong Kong
Section 11(5)(b) of the Trade Marks Ordinance provides that a trademark shall not be registered if the application for registration of it is made in bad faith.   1 April 2012
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Granting SPCs for single compounds with differing uses
The EU has two council regulations regarding SPCs: one concerning the creation of an SPC for human and veterinary medicinal products; and another concerning the creation of an SPC for plant protection products.   1 April 2012
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Girly tableware for blondes only
‘Blond’ and ‘Blond Amsterdam’ are trademarks of the Dutch company Blond Amsterdam and used for a popular brand of tableware.   1 April 2012
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PPH: the highway of the future
As previously reported in WIPR, Patent Prosecution Highway programmes have been adopted by 24 offices of various countries and regions, including Japan.   1 April 2012
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Keeping it simple: new trademark treaty
The Dominican Republic, as a complement to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), ratified the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) on September 3, 2011.   1 April 2012

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