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On August 4, 2016, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan (the executive branch of central government) passed a draft amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Amendment), which was proposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. This amendment was drafted in response to Taiwan’s negotiations on joining the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. 24 November 2016
Jurisdiction reports
In Mexico, the use of a trademark registration is an obligation for its owner or licensee. 24 November 2016
Trademarks
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys has become the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys following the receipt of its royal charter. 24 November 2016
Copyright
A number of major IP-related developments are affecting Mexico, from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the trademark opposition system. WIPR assesses what these changes mean for rights owners. 24 November 2016
Copyright
The IP Summit 2016 will be hosted by strategic consultancy and conference provider Premier Cercle at the World Customs Organization in Brussels on December 1 and 2. WIPR previews the main talking points, from Brexit to 3D printing. 23 November 2016
Trademarks
The English High Court has ruled in a dispute between two bathroom companies that one is liable for infringing trademarks but that the same company should itself be paid for the other’s passing off. 23 November 2016
Copyright
US president-elect Donald Trump will withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership on his first day in the White House. 22 November 2016
Copyright
Law firm Kilpatrick Townsend has hired Nancy Stagg as a partner in the complex commercial litigation team in the firm’s litigation department in San Diego, California. 22 November 2016
Copyright
In 2016 the European Council approved a new trade secrets directive, while the European Commission made a number of proposals to modernise copyright law, as WIPR reports. 22 November 2016
Patents
Will Brexit force US patent owners to shun the UK and seek protection in other countries and, if yes, who would take its place? WIPR investigates. 22 November 2016
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