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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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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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Melon case gives food for thought to patent practitioners
The European Patent Office (EPO) has received about 800 European patent applications relating to plants in general since 2002. About 90 percent concern genetically modified plants.   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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Letters of consent: a source of consent or a bone of contention?
The most frequent basis for refusal of protection for a trademark is the existence of valid earlier rights in the name of third parties in the same sector.   1 April 2012
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Apple takes on Samsung
Germany, like many other jurisdictions, is currently a forum for a courtroom battle of almost epic proportions between two of the world’s biggest computer and mobile phone companies: Apple and Samsung.   1 April 2012
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Are business methods patentable in Nigeria?
In Nigeria, intellectual property rights (IPR) are governed by the Trade Marks Act, the Patents and Designs Act and the Copyright Act.   1 February 2012
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Ukraine: Legislative changes in 2011
The State Customs Service of Ukraine has approved a new procedure that concerns intellectual property (IP) and counterfeit goods.   1 February 2012
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Nice and simple: the IP Translator case
The purpose of trademarks is to identify the goods or services offered by a party and to differentiate those goods or services from those of others.   1 February 2012

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