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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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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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In resolving conflicts of marks in inter partes cases or infringement cases which necessarily involve the determination of whether the marks involved are confusingly similar, courts are consistent on only one point: each case is unique and must be decided based on the circumstances peculiar to it. 1 September 2013
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On July 2, 2013, Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court held a public hearing of a patent infringement case in which Zhizhen Technology Inc of Shanghai sued Apple Inc and Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd. 1 September 2013
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On August 3, President Obama’s administration did the unexpected. A Samsung legal victory was destroyed by the administration’s vetoing of a US International Trade Commission ban on the import and sale of a number of Apple’s iPhones and iPads. 1 September 2013
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A case that captured the attention of many Peruvian university students was the prohibition of the words ‘pontifical’ and ‘Catholic’ in the name of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), after action from the Vatican. 1 September 2013
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Under Romanian jurisprudence, it is compulsory first to initiate an action for invalidating a similar or identical subsequent trademark; only after this procedure is followed can infringement action be initiated. 1 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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It is an obligation of trademark holders to use their trademarks as they were granted by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or with slight modifications that do not alter their distinctive character, in order not to be subject to a cancellation action grounded in non-use. 1 September 2013
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The regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 608/2013/EU governing anti-counterfeiting action by customs authorities was published on June 29, 2013, repealing Regulation 1383/2003/EC. 1 September 2013
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