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A ‘descriptive trademark’ is one that identifies a characteristic, quality, purpose or some other aspect of a product or service. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
The landmark class action taken by APEDA and others against Malaysian company/rice giant Syarikat Faiza Sdn Bhd, in relation to the rice variant ‘Ponni’, received a lot of attention. 1 February 2011
Copyright
The popularity and globalisation of reality television programmes has increased the value of television formats. However, such formats or concepts regularly are not protected by copyright law. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
The IPC has issued a resolution stating that when products are not covered by a registered trademark, but are similar to goods explicitly mentioned in a certificate of registration, the goods have effectively been used. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
According to the regulations set out by NASK, the Polish national registry for .pl domain names, domain name disputes are to be resolved by arbitration courts (proceedings similar to UDRP) or common courts. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
Prior to 1993, South Africa trademark law was based to a large degree on the statutory law of the United Kingdom. 1 February 2011
Copyright
Inventions are regulated in Cuba by Decree Law 68 ‘Of Inventions, Scientific Discoveries, Industrial Models, Trademarks and Denominations of Origin’, of May 14, 1983. 1 January 2011
Copyright
There haven’t been any significant changes or developments in Venezuela over the last year that IP professionals and owners need to be aware of. 1 January 2011
Copyright
In India, patent rights are secured by filing an application for registration along with the requisite forms and documents and prescribed fees at the patent office. 1 January 2011
Copyright
Patent applications must be filed in writing with the National Board of Patents and Registration (the NBPR). The patent application forms are available on the Internet. 1 January 2011
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