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On August 9, 2012, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published a draft amendment to the Patent Law, soliciting public comments. 1 December 2012
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Sometimes the images that the applicant for a design right submits do not disclose the subject matter of the design as clearly as one might hope. 1 December 2012
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In August, the Brazilian vice-commissioner for patents, Julio Cesar Moreira, announced that INPI was implementing new rules in order to reduce the current backlog of patent applications, which averages eight years, to three years. 1 December 2012
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In September, the Netherlands welcomed a proposal for the introduction of a ‘limited breeders exemption’ into the patent law. The proposal concerns the modification of Article 53b of the Dutch Patent Act 1995. 1 December 2012
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The court of the commissioner of patents, seated in Pretoria, has handed down judgment in the matter of Sasol Dyno Nobel (Pty) Limited v African Explosives Limited. 1 December 2012
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The purpose of opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office is to give an opponent, which can be any member of the public, the opportunity to challenge the validity of a granted European patent. 1 December 2012
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Peru’s National Institute of the Defence and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) tends to be very rigorous in checking the use of trademarks that third parties are trying to have cancelled. 21 November 2012
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On July 2, 2012, Guangdong Higher People's Court announced that the trademark dispute between Apple Inc and Proview Technology (Proview Shenzhen) had been settled through mediation. 1 October 2012
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Until June 2012, there was much debate in South Africa as to whether exchange control approval is a rule or an option when intellectual property is exported outside South Africa. 1 October 2012
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Section 12 of the Trade Marks Ordinance sets out the relative grounds for refusal of registration of a mark in Hong Kong. 1 October 2012
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