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Peruvian law provides two ways to obtain protection against the misuse of registered trademarks. 1 April 2013
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An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Act of the Philippines, was signed into law on February 28, 2013. 1 April 2013
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The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was tasked during 2012 with adjudicating in appeal proceedings in Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd v Aventis Pharma SA, pertaining to South African patent no 1993/8936 registered in the name of Aventis. 1 April 2013
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In Turkish trademark law, it is a general rule that the effect of a trademark cancellation (invalidation) takes effect retrospectively. 1 April 2013
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On February 20, 2013, the US Supreme Court surprised many members of the US bar by holding in the decision of Gunn v Minton that federal courts do not have exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over claims asserting patent malpractice. 1 April 2013
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Germany’s Federal Supreme Court currently hands down an unusually high number of decisions dealing with matters of design law, well above the average handed down since the new German Designs Act and the CDR took effect in 2004 and 2003, respectively. 1 February 2013
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HIPO held in an opposition proceeding last year that: “Chantelle luxury women’s lingerie has a good reputation in the relevant part of the EU, especially in France, Germany and Spain, and therefore deserves broader trademark protection.” 1 February 2013
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Designs have the purpose of answering consumer needs, by enhancing the visual, functional and ergonomic aspects of a product, and giving enjoyable, safe and comforting shapes to users. 1 February 2013
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2013 has started with good news for Canadian Internet users, businesses and trademark/domain name owners who do business here. 1 February 2013
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According to WIPO, a new version of the 10th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2013. 1 February 2013
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