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Detaining suspect goods
Peru’s Industrial Property Law allows the owner of trademarks to file an infringement procedure against merchants who use a registered trademark without authorisation.   1 December 2012
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Trademark applications in China
The ‘iPad’ trademark dispute in China ended up with a settlement deal of $60 million paid by Apple to Proview Shenzhen, according to reports (see WIPR September/October 2012).   1 December 2012
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Acquired distinctiveness: is any category of marks exempt?
Sufficient distinctiveness is one of the basic requirements for a trademark to be applied for at the Polish Patent office.   1 December 2012
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Changes in the application of the trademark law
Two years after the new Trademark Law came into force, OSIM considers that some changes to the trademark registration procedure are in order, based on its practical experience.   1 December 2012
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Tackling cybercrime: a new approach
Domain names have become an important issue in the protection of intellectual property rights.   1 December 2012
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The final countdown to the new Taiwan Patent Act
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office has announced that the effective date of the Amendment to the Taiwan Patent Act will fall on January 1, 2013. We summarise the important changes.   1 December 2012
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Inadmissable claim amendments
The court of the commissioner of patents, seated in Pretoria, has handed down judgment in the matter of Sasol Dyno Nobel (Pty) Limited v African Explosives Limited.   1 December 2012
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Oppositions directed to a part of a patent
The purpose of opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office is to give an opponent, which can be any member of the public, the opportunity to challenge the validity of a granted European patent.   1 December 2012
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Use it or lose it
Peru’s National Institute of the Defence and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) tends to be very rigorous in checking the use of trademarks that third parties are trying to have cancelled.   21 November 2012
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Liability of online service providers
Several recent court decisions have clarified the nature, in law, of the activities of service providers on the Internet, and their related obligations.   1 October 2012

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