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Canadian trademark jurisprudence saw numerous interesting developments during 2010. Our courts and Opposition Board adopted new approaches to certain ‘old’ concepts and reinforced others. 1 April 2011
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In France, intellectual property rights’ holders have been using and working with customs authorities for many years—and well before European harmonisation—to stop the importation of counterfeit goods. 1 April 2011
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As an alternative to ordinary court proceedings in Norway, you may approach the Committee for the Control of Unfair Competition to decide whether a competitor’s actions comply with good business practice or not. 1 April 2011
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A court decision concerning the “reasonable value” received by an employee as compensation for employee inventions is again in the spotlight in Japan. 1 February 2011
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There has been a significant recent development to Turkey’s Internet and domain name legislation. 1 February 2011
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On December 8, 2010, high-tech companies learned that a previously sleeping giant armed with a multibillion dollar war chest and tens of thousands of patents had awakened with a roar. 1 February 2011
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Since the Federal Circuit re-established the appropriate standard for proving fraud, subsequent decisions continue to provide further guidance on the application of the standard. 1 February 2011
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After a judicial battle of almost a decade, the pharmaceutical industry has regained the right to market vaccines with trademarks in Brazil. 1 February 2011
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If a sound is able to serve the function of a trademark, why shouldn’t the owner of the sound mark be permitted to register it? 1 February 2011
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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
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