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Surgical steps in European patent claims
According to the European Patent Convention, patents shall not be granted in respect of methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy, or practised diagnostic methods.   1 August 2012
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Troubled times for pharma patents
Since 1999, patent applicants claiming pharmaceutical inventions (products and processes) in Brazil have faced an awkward provision in the Brazilian patent law, commonly known as Article 229-C.   1 August 2012
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Strengthening border measures
Border measures have been strengthened under the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization and under the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic.   1 August 2012
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Registration and renewal process for trade names
Trade names have acquired a new significance in the Dominican Republic, as the government has been implementing a series of legal reforms.   1 June 2012
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Registrability of a mark in Hong Kong
The provisions under Section 11(1)(b) and (c) of the Trade Marks Ordinance are the two common grounds for absolute refusal of registration of a trademark in Hong Kong.   1 June 2012
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Free to roar at last: sound marks make their debut in Canada
It took a 20-year battle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc (MGM) to get a ruling confirming that sound marks are registrable in Canada.   1 June 2012
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The first instance verdict on Crayon Shin-chan
The Shanghai Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court gave its first instance verdict on the copyright lawsuit of Crayon Shin-chan on March 23, 2012.   1 June 2012
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Improving examination communications
There is a will on the side of the European Patent Office to make patent prosecution more effective and faster.   1 June 2012
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Originality and the protection of databases: a CJEU definition
The legal protection of databases is defined by European Directive 96/9 of March 11, 1996.   1 June 2012
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An average consumer model in Polish case law
A right of protection for a trademark is granted by the Polish Patent Office after examination of whether the mark applied for is eligible for registration in Poland on relative and absolute grounds.   1 June 2012

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