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Trademarks
Famous and well-known marks typically enjoy broad protection in law, but that doesn’t leave any room for complacency, as Clémence Le Cointe explains. 1 May 2013
Trademarks
A new era in the trademark arena started in February, when Mexico became a member of the Madrid Protocol. Consuelo Gonzalez and Gerardo Parra explain. 1 May 2013
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New arguments in light of a 2011 decision from the International Trade Commission raise questions about the extraterritorial application of US law, as Mark Wine explains. 1 May 2013
Trademarks
The CJEU has provided guidance as to protection against dilution through interpretation of various regulations, but complications remain. Marina Perraki reports. 1 May 2013
Jurisdiction reports
Although the Turkish Trademark Decree Law no: 556 allows the registration of signs such as trade dress, shapes or product packages, sounds, colours, etc, it has always been tricky to obtain registration for these types of non-traditional trademarks. 1 May 2013
Jurisdiction reports
Medicines enjoy special regulation, including covering the name under which they are sold. 1 May 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The Brazilian food and drug administration (ANVISA) regulation RDC 21 of 2013, effective from April 16, 2013, covering pharmaceutical patents, caught the IP and the investment community by surprise. 1 May 2013
Jurisdiction reports
Decision 486, which regulates the industrial property of member countries in the Andean Community, defines an appellation of origin in Article 201. 1 May 2013
Trademarks
Signing up to the Madrid Protocol and introducing online filing of applications are two illustrations of Mexico’s aim to strengthen the country’s IP environment, says Laura Collada Salcido. 1 May 2013
Jurisdiction reports
The Russian court system has recently been supplemented with the Court of Intellectual Property—a welcome change for IP practitioners and owners of Russian patents. 1 May 2013
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