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The Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China was first promulgated in 1982 and entered into force in 1983; it was revised for the first time in 1993 and again in 2001. 1 December 2011
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Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for human and veterinary medicinal products, as well as for plant protection products, became available in Romania upon the accession to the EU, on January 1 2007, under the EU legislation. 1 December 2011
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Fleischer Studios, Inc. v AVELA, Inc., had the potential to limit brand owners’ ability to protect their marks against third party merchandising and assert their rights in trademarks. 1 December 2011
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The Federal Court of Canada (FC) has awarded Louis Vuitton and Burberry the largest ever punitive damages award in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright case in Canada. 1 December 2011
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The provision of Art 123(2) and (3) of the European Patent Convention (EPC) is to avoid that an applicant or proprietor improves the scope of the application or patent by way of amendments. 1 December 2011
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An exception has been made to the current situation that no South African Intellectual Property (IP) may be exported without South African Reserve Bank permission. 1 December 2011
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The Japanese Patent Office Examination Guidelines have been revised regarding Section 1 paragraph 1: The Description Requirements of a Specification and Claims. 1 December 2011
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A trademark is considered in use when the goods or services covered have been put in the market, or are available in the market of the country under the trademark, in the amount and in the way that corresponds to the use and custom. 1 December 2011
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The Brazilian courts are analysing lawsuits whereby research-based companies are seeking the enforcement of data package protection for new drugs against the Brazilian food and drug agency (ANVISA) and infringers. 1 December 2011
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India joined the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1994 to regulate access to the country’s genetic resources and ensure equitable sharing of benefits arising from it. 1 December 2011
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