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The Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and the US Patent & Trademark Office has commenced, as of September 1, 2011. 1 December 2011
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The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals (the council) recently rendered a key decision with regard to well-known trademarks’ usage requirements in different classes. 1 December 2011
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On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into US law HR 1249, which is also called the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. 1 December 2011
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Fleischer Studios, Inc. v AVELA, Inc., had the potential to limit brand owners’ ability to protect their marks against third party merchandising and assert their rights in trademarks. 1 December 2011
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The very observant reader might recall our article regarding the practice adopted by NIPO with respect to marks that were said to be perceived as so-called ‘model indications’ only. 1 December 2011
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The Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China was first promulgated in 1982 and entered into force in 1983; it was revised for the first time in 1993 and again in 2001. 1 December 2011
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Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for human and veterinary medicinal products, as well as for plant protection products, became available in Romania upon the accession to the EU, on January 1 2007, under the EU legislation. 1 December 2011
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Though China's new patent law came into force in 2009, companies are still working through its ramifications. Sandy Tam explains. 1 December 2011
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It is not always obvious which part of a computer program can be protected using intellectual property. Piotr Niezgódka takes a look. 1 December 2011
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When a container first sold by Company A, whose shape is protected by a 3D trademark, is used by Company B to be refilled with that Company B’s product, should this be considered as a trademark infringement? 1 December 2011
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