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‘Birthday trains’ are toys, usually made of wood, with holes in each wagon in which little candles can be stuck. They are very popular in Germany to celebrate children’s birthdays. 1 February 2014
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The Metropolitan Court has ruled on a trademark infringement and issued an injunction prohibiting future use of a particular designation for which a pharmaceutical company obtained a MA from the Hungarian Regulatory Authority for an over-the-counter painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug. 1 February 2014
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Trademark owners in Mexico regularly have to deal with concerns about the appropriate way of “marking”—the display of the legend “registered trademark” the letters MR or the ® symbol on the products or services covered—in the jurisdiction, even though marking is not a compulsory measure. 1 February 2014
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The Malaysian government is currently actively encouraging the creation and monetisation of intellectual property. 1 February 2014
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A decision last year ruled that invoking the exercising rights arising from a registration certificate is not always lawful. The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals awarded damages to a party on the basis of another party registering an industrial design with the TPI in bad faith. 1 February 2014
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The Taiwan Patent Act enforced in 2013 has added design protection for computer-generated graphic images to meet industrial needs and international trends. 1 February 2014
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On September 16, 2013, during parliamentary hearings organised by the Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee to discuss the main routes for developing IP legislation, an opinion was expressed that amendments to part four of the Russian Civil Code will be examined in the second reading. 1 November 2013
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It is not unusual for several companies within an industry to be named as co-defendants within a patent infringement lawsuit. 1 November 2013
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In an era where every transaction can take place through the Internet, trademark holders would like to immediately prevent each and every illegal use in the blink of an eye. 1 November 2013
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From a legal perspective, what happens in a situation when genuine articles manufactured by the actual manufacturer, such as high pressure vessels or electrical goods, are imported into South Africa, but where the manufacturer’s labels have been removed and replaced with falsified labels which bear fictitious serial numbers, and do not specify the electrical, oil and refrigerant information which is critical to safe and efficient installation and operation of the goods, but which bear the manufacturer’s trademarks? 1 November 2013
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