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The role of exchange control
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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Taiwan-US PPH pilot launched
The Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and the US Patent & Trademark Office has commenced, as of September 1, 2011.   1 December 2011
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Usage requirements for well-known trademarks
The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals (the council) recently rendered a key decision with regard to well-known trademarks’ usage requirements in different classes.   1 December 2011
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JPO examination guidelines revised
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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Use of a trademark in Mexico
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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Government change of heart in data package protection in Brazil
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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Citations as indicators of prior art
A typical prior art search for non-patent literature often involves primary or secondary sources of literature, but in many cases, does not include citations that can be found in both the patent and non-patent literature.   1 October 2011
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Three new Caribbean jurisdictions: Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES Islands
Three new Caribbean jurisdictions recently joined the world of IP practice: Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES Islands—all emerging in the wake of the Netherlands Antilles, which was dissolved on October 10, 2010.   1 October 2011
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Effective ways to obtain Japanese patents
The JPO strives to continually improve the patent system to better serve the needs of patent applicants and the public in view of globalisation and growing innovation. Kenji Sugimara and Takahiro Yamazaki explain.   1 October 2011
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Contributing to copyright infringement
The Israel Labour Party subsidises a student society at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus Campus.   1 October 2011

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