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India joined the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1994 to regulate access to the country’s genetic resources and ensure equitable sharing of benefits arising from it. 1 December 2011
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The Japanese Patent Office Examination Guidelines have been revised regarding Section 1 paragraph 1: The Description Requirements of a Specification and Claims. 1 December 2011
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A trademark is considered in use when the goods or services covered have been put in the market, or are available in the market of the country under the trademark, in the amount and in the way that corresponds to the use and custom. 1 December 2011
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On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into US law HR 1249, which is also called the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. 1 December 2011
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We welcome the decision issued by the Peruvian Trademark Office that upheld the opposition against the registration of the trademark BILLALCON SURFERS and logo in Class 25 by Jose Almeida Contreras. 1 December 2011
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Acceptance of the fact that a famous brand appropriates a less known trademark enjoying earlier priority and beginning to build its position on the market would render the protection of that earlier mark merely illusory. 1 December 2011
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The Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and the US Patent & Trademark Office has commenced, as of September 1, 2011. 1 December 2011
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The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals (the council) recently rendered a key decision with regard to well-known trademarks’ usage requirements in different classes. 1 December 2011
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Fleischer Studios, Inc. v AVELA, Inc., had the potential to limit brand owners’ ability to protect their marks against third party merchandising and assert their rights in trademarks. 1 December 2011
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It is not always obvious which part of a computer program can be protected using intellectual property. Piotr Niezgódka takes a look. 1 December 2011
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