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The very observant reader might recall our article regarding the practice adopted by NIPO with respect to marks that were said to be perceived as so-called ‘model indications’ only. 1 December 2011
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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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According to Turkey’s design law, a design application that meets all formal requirements becomes effective from the date of the application. 1 October 2011
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The critical issue of who must be named inventor(s) on US patents is often misunderstood and may affect patent validity. 1 October 2011
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US Congress enacted the TDRA in 2006 following the US Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Moseley v V Secret Catalogue, Inc, which held that the FTDA required “a showing of actual dilution, rather than a likelihood of dilution”. 1 October 2011
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Patent rights are territorial and a patent for an invention has to be obtained in each state or region where patent protection is required. 1 October 2011
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Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has established that the validity of issued patents cannot be challenged on the basis of misrepresentations to the patent office pursuant to Section 73(1)(a) of the Patent Act. 1 October 2011
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A trial court decision that was delivered in June by Judge Marcio Solter will force IMPI practice to improve (Komlog v Vice Commissioner for Patents at IMPI). 1 October 2011
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For the uninitiated, finding translators sounds easy. Often, inexperienced company executives just entering the international market talk about translating as if it is simple. In fact, it is much more than that. 1 October 2011
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