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The Madrid Protocol and Israeli football pools
In a much-anticipated development, Israel is to accede to the Madrid Protocol on September 1, 2010. This will make it easier and cheaper for foreign entities to register marks in Israel.   1 June 2010
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Colour combination trademarks under scrutiny
A Hungarian pharmaceutical company filed a trademark application for a colour/figurative use of the word ‘MultiKid’ with a list of goods.   1 June 2010
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Negative statements in patent applications
A recent decision of Germany’s Federal Supreme Court in Fischdosendeckel (Fish Tin Cap) concerns the somewhat strange case of negative statements about a competitor’s products in the specification of a patent.   1 June 2010
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Examination extensions
The trademarks examination branch of Canada’s Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued a new practice notice, in effect since March 11, pertaining to the granting of extensions for examining applications.   1 April 2010
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To be or not to be descriptive
Romania’s national Trademark Law contains provisions on the absolute grounds for refusing an application that is very similar to those in most European countries.   1 April 2010
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Amendments and reamendments
A recent Israel Patent Office Circular, which will take effect in June 2010, details new requirements designed to increase productivity, minimise duplication of resources and shorten the examination process.   1 April 2010
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Trademarks: use them or lose them
In Japan, the wide range of ringtone melodies available for mobile phones is one of the major reasons why these phones have increased in popularity so rapidly.   1 April 2010
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Border measures
In February 2009, improvements to border measures for protecting Peruvian trademarks and copyrights came into effect.   1 April 2010
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New rules for Thai IP
Thailand’s Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (IT&IP Court) was established in 1996. It handles cases under the Rules for Intellectual Property and International Trade Cases (1997).   1 April 2010
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Suspending IP rights
Brazil’s President Lula has enacted Provisional Measure No. 482, providing statutory authority to government agencies to issue compulsory licences, expropriate IP rights and suspend the obligation to maintain an IP regime with minimum standards, as provided by the TRIPs agreement.   1 April 2010

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