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Russia's WTO accession
Russia became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2011 after 18 years of negotiations.   1 February 2012
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Protecting trademarks on the Internet: WIPO wades in
In 2001, the assembly of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and the general assembly of WIPO adopted the Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on the Protection of Marks and Other IP rights in Signs on the Internet.   1 February 2012
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Patent prosecution bars in litigation
Patent attorneys whose practices focus upon both litigation and patent prosecution may find themselves trapped by a little known, court-ordered ‘prosecution bar’.   1 February 2012
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A new exception to trademark use requirements
The Turkish Court of Appeals rendered a landmark decision regarding the trademark use requirement. According to local legislation and practice, only the use of a trademark in Turkey fulfils that requirement.   1 February 2012
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Trademark law treaty now a reality
The Trademark Law Treaty was recently ratified by the Dominican Republic as a complement to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement.   1 February 2012
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Work to do: why Russia needs an IP court
In 2011, intellectual property in general, and trademarks in particular, have continued to be in the spotlight for Russian lawmakers, courts, administrative authorities and rights holders alike.   1 February 2012
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Domain name game-changers
Domain names represent a good opportunity to establish digital businesses as they are positively changing the way in which the Internet is used by making it more open and accessible.   1 February 2012
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Landmark trademark appeal in Belize
In July 2010, the former Chief Justice of Belize Dr Abdulai Conteh delivered the first judicial determination in relation to a dispute between cigarette moguls Philip Morris SA and British American Tobacco.   1 February 2012
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A challenging year in Iceland
The financial crisis continued to affect the Icelandic intellectual property (IP) market in 2011. The number of applications for trademark registrations went up slightly, after going down in 2009 and 2010.   1 February 2012
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Direct from the strait: 2011’s greatest hits in Taiwan
China and Taiwan have recognised priority claims to patent, trademark and plant variety applications that are filed at either the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) or the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO).   1 February 2012

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