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According to article 32 of Taiwan’s Patent Law, an applicant is allowed to file, on the same day, an invention application and a utility model application for one and the same invention with a ‘dual filing’ statement specified in the application forms of the two applications. 27 November 2018
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The City of London’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has urged consumers to buy electrical products from reputable sellers, along with providing advice to help shoppers avoid fakes. 27 November 2018
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An industry group which represents organisations such as Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google has told an Australian Senate committee that the country’s plans to expand website blocking laws are “unprecedented and unnecessary”. 26 November 2018
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Finland-based telecoms company Nokia today announced that it has signed a “multi-year” patent licence agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Oppo Electronics. 26 November 2018
Trademarks
The EU General Court annulled a series of European Union Intellectual Property Office decisions centring on halloumi cheese, in four judgments delivered on Friday, November 23. 26 November 2018
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IP firm Mathys & Squire has expanded its offering in the UK with the opening of two new offices. 26 November 2018
Trademarks
It has been a busy month for Forever 21, with the retailer managing to secure not one, but two, trademark settlements with big brands. 26 November 2018
Trademarks
Virgin Enterprises suffered a defeat last week when the UK Intellectual Property Office dismissed its opposition to a trademark covering cosmetics. 26 November 2018
Jurisdiction reports
One of the most significant changes from the New Turkish IP Code no. 6769 is that novelty is introduced as an ex officio examination criterion at the preliminary examination stage. In other words, since January 2017, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has been refusing design applications ex officio based on lack of novelty. 26 November 2018
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Imagine a scenario where a reputable young enterprise, company X, whose technology has been favourably received, discovers that its patents are being infringed by a large well-financed competitor. The CEO of company X goes to the patent counsel who filed and prosecuted the subject patents. 26 November 2018
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