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On May 25, 2012, the Mexican Senate approved the accession of Mexico to the Madrid Protocol. 1 November 2013
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Australia is the first country in the world to have mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products. Tobacco packs in Australia have to be olive green, with 75 percent of the front and 90 percent of the back covered in health warnings and pictures of the effects of tobacco use. The European parliament has proposed similar rules in revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive. 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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On July 1, 2013, the Japan Patent Office revised its Examination Guidelines concerning “requirements for unity of inventions”, “amendment that changes a specific technical feature of an invention”, and the “examination procedure” relating to said unity requirement and ACSTFs. 1 November 2013
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In September, the Brazilian patent and trademark office filed 33 lawsuits seeking to invalidate more than 200 patents owned by about 120 foreign companies, covering important products sold in the country. 1 November 2013
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The fashion scene brings more and more fans willing to pay large sums of money to feel and look good about the apparel they wear. 1 November 2013
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Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law. 2 September 2013
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In South Africa there is no substantive examination of the claims of a patent application. Once the required formalities of an application have been met, it proceeds to acceptance, publication and grant. 1 September 2013
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The most significant revision of Belgian patent law since the 1984 Patent Act was approved by the Belgian legislator on January 10, 2011. 1 September 2013
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The Federal Court has confirmed that professional designations may function as certification marks, provided the professional designation meets the criteria for certification marks set out in the Trade-marks Act. 1 September 2013
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