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Canadian trademark jurisprudence saw numerous interesting developments during 2010. Our courts and Opposition Board adopted new approaches to certain ‘old’ concepts and reinforced others. 1 April 2011
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In France, intellectual property rights’ holders have been using and working with customs authorities for many years—and well before European harmonisation—to stop the importation of counterfeit goods. 1 April 2011
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The Supreme Administrative Court ruled in December that the fact that there are cancellation proceedings pending against a trademark registration does not constitute an important reason for non-use. 1 April 2011
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Since the Federal Circuit re-established the appropriate standard for proving fraud, subsequent decisions continue to provide further guidance on the application of the standard. 1 February 2011
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The Patents County Court is more than just a court for patent disputes. The name of the court doesn’t tell the whole story. 1 February 2011
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Since EPC 2000 entered into force, any party to an appeal proceeding that has been adversely affected by a decision of the European Board of Appeal can, pursuant to new Article 112a EPC, file a petition for review of the decision by the EBOA. 1 February 2011
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The popularity and globalisation of reality television programmes has increased the value of television formats. However, such formats or concepts regularly are not protected by copyright law. 1 February 2011
Copyright
It is a fact of life that sometimes one does not have as much time as one would like to do all kinds of things. 1 February 2011
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After a judicial battle of almost a decade, the pharmaceutical industry has regained the right to market vaccines with trademarks in Brazil. 1 February 2011
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If a sound is able to serve the function of a trademark, why shouldn’t the owner of the sound mark be permitted to register it? 1 February 2011
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