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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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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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Exxon Corporation wins unconstitutional action before the constitutional court
Exxon Corporation proceeded to file an unconstitutional action before the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, against Resolution 209-Bis issued by the same entity on December 6, 2000.   1 December 2012
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Company sues former employee
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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Unity of invention: a matter of concern
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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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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Interpretation of community designs - the 'decanter' case
Sometimes the images that the applicant for a design right submits do not disclose the subject matter of the design as clearly as one might hope.   1 December 2012
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New rules for granting pharma patents
In August, the Brazilian vice-commissioner for patents, Julio Cesar Moreira, announced that INPI was implementing new rules in order to reduce the current backlog of patent applications, which averages eight years, to three years.   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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Strategic use of utility models in European countries
Like a granted patent, a utility model is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which allows the right holder to prevent others from commercially using the protected invention.   1 October 2012

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