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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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Though China's new patent law came into force in 2009, companies are still working through its ramifications. Sandy Tam explains. 1 December 2011
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It is not always obvious which part of a computer program can be protected using intellectual property. Piotr Niezgódka takes a look. 1 December 2011
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When a container first sold by Company A, whose shape is protected by a 3D trademark, is used by Company B to be refilled with that Company B’s product, should this be considered as a trademark infringement? 1 December 2011
Copyright
The problem when a text protected by a copyright may be used in the form of a ‘citation’ regularly arises in copyright law. It is maybe not so common in the context of design law. 1 December 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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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
Copyright
A campaign designed to combat Internet infringement and piracy began in July 2010 and ended in June 2011. 1 October 2011
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According to Article 53(b) of the European Patent Convention, “essential biological processes” for the production of plants and animals are excluded from patent protection. 1 October 2011
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