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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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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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Federal court of appeal provides welcome clarity in patent validity challenges
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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Better late than never
The statutory deadline for entering an PCT into either the Norwegian national phase or the European regional phase is 31 months from the earliest priority date, or the filing date of the PCT application if no priority is claimed.   1 October 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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Landmark patent decision in Malaysia
The Malaysian High Court recently clarified key principles in a patent infringement matter. It delivered its judgment in the case of Positive Well Marketing Sdn Bhd v OKA Concrete Industries Sdn Bhd in July 2011.   1 October 2011

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