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Shinzo Abe, the head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, was reappointed Prime Minister of Japan on December 16, 2012. Since then, his economic policy, known as ‘Abenomics’, has been frequently discussed in Japan. 1 February 2013
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The linkage system is defined as an exchange information system between the COFEPRIS, the entity responsible for the granting of health registrations for drugs, and the IMPI, the one responsible for granting a patent right to a product. 1 February 2013
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Data test protection is constituted by information resulting from tests conducted with a novel molecule, which have determined the efficacy and safety of it. 1 February 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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A legal battle in Kenya between microfinance company Faulu Kenya and mobile network operator Safaricom could set a new precedent for IP trials in the East African jurisdiction. 9 January 2013
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Provisions for unity of invention in many jurisdictions usually mean that an application may relate only to one invention. 1 December 2012
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In the Malaysian case of BT Engineering Sdn Bhd v Team United Resources Sdn Bhd and Anor (May 2012), the High Court addressed issues of patent infringement, copyright infringement and breach of confidentiality. 1 December 2012
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On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). 1 December 2012
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In many jurisdictions,‘relevant consumer’ is one of the most frequently used and necessary expressions when determining not only the likelihood of confusion between trademarks but also the notoriety level of a trademark. 1 December 2012
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