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For the first time, the Federal Court has granted an order by which a Canadian trademark registration was quashed and the matter was sent back to the Registrar of Trade-marks to consider a Statement of Opposition. 1 August 2012
Jurisdiction reports
The provisions of Brazil's patent law are largely TRIPS-compliant, but there are two major inconsistencies: its working requirements, and ANVISA's mandatory substantive examination on pharma patent applications. 1 August 2012
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If the exhaustion of trademark rights is a defence in trademark litigation, who has the burden of proof that the goods are originals? 1 August 2012
Copyright
According to the European Patent Convention, patents shall not be granted in respect of methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy, or practised diagnostic methods. 1 August 2012
Copyright
Border measures have been strengthened under the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization and under the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic. 1 August 2012
Jurisdiction reports
To encourage researchers and scientists in higher educational institutions to avail themselves of patent protection for their inventions, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines launched the PPIP this year. 1 June 2012
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The JPO’s Trademark Appeal Board has rendered a decision that a trademark application filed by our firm should be registered on the grounds that the applied-for trademark has become 'well-known'. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
The Mexican Industrial Property Law (MIPL) distinguishes between well-known and famous trademarks, giving the latter wider protection than is given to well-known marks. 1 June 2012
Copyright
The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 came into force on March 1, 2012, and introduced several key changes to the existing Malaysian Copyright Act 1987. Some of the salient amendments are discussed. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
Sponsorship may lead to trademarks becoming associated with unrelated industries. 1 June 2012
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