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Patents
The America Invents Act has changed the rules for post-grant proceedings, leading to challenges in identifying parties of interest, as Eugene Perez and Kel Rose explain. 1 October 2012
Trademarks
Japan's IP High Court has set new standards for the concept of public order and morality, international good faith and fraud regarding trademark registration in Japan, as Diane Beylier and Yoshitaka Sonoda report. 1 October 2012
Jurisdiction reports
Section 12 of the Trade Marks Ordinance sets out the relative grounds for refusal of registration of a mark in Hong Kong. 1 October 2012
Jurisdiction reports
With the implementation of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement came a series of amendments in November 2006 to Industrial Property Law 20-00. 1 October 2012
Trademarks
Customs officials from South Korea, Japan and China have joined forces in an attempt to outwit counterfeiters across the so-called Beseto corridor. 1 October 2012
Copyright
WIPR spoke to MARQUES council member Shane Smyth about the key debates at this year's conference and the outlook for brand owners in 2013. 1 October 2012
Patents
Different jurisdictions have different penal provisions in their patent act along with rewards for employee inventors, as Rahul Vartak explains. 1 October 2012
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has been giving more weight to public interest factors in recent times, as Carl Charneski explains. 1 October 2012
Patents
From big brand battles to patent trolling disputes, it's been a busy year for the US International Trade Commission. WIPR takes a look at 2012's headline events so far. 1 October 2012
Jurisdiction reports
The Brazilian administration signalled a change in policy on the enforcement of Article 39.3 of the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights Agreement regarding data package exclusivity. 1 October 2012
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