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The amended Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, which embraces the patent linkage system, among others, and was devised to foster better development of the new biomedical industry in Taiwan through early resolution of patent disputes between brand drug and generic drug companies, was promulgated on December 29, 2017. 13 February 2019
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Filing trademark applications with the appropriate class headings is a simple option. Yet, when applications are filed with specific wording the story may change, since the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office may consider some goods/services to be vague; we will focus on some of them in this article. 13 February 2019
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Imagine a board of directors of a US high-tech company which has convened an emergency meeting to address a matter that threatens the very viability of the company. A foreign-based arch competitor has copied exactly the company’s most valuable product. The board has asked the company’s patent attorney to help strategise regarding the options available to it. 12 February 2019
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Can the name ‘Neuschwanstein’ work as a trademark or is it an indication of geographical origin? 3 December 2018
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The law of trade secrets will undergo some changes when Germany finally implements the EU Directive on Trade Secrets. The statute by which that directive will be implemented has not yet been formally passed, but that is expected soon. 30 November 2018
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India has had one of the fastest-growing economies over the past decade and this has triggered a spurt in the growth of cross-border trade and commerce, with various transnational corporations establishing a business footprint here. 30 November 2018
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Shape is an important factor behind purchasing decisions by consumers, especially in the fashion sector, where the aesthetic appearance of products plays a key role. Fashion designer Pierre Cardin once remarked: “What comes first is the shape. Then the material, which expresses volumes, fluidity, languor. Colour is merely the last feature.” 28 November 2018
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For several years, the ASEAN region has been touted as the next economic powerhouse. With a combined population of approximately 620 million, which is larger than the whole of the EU or North America, the ASEAN region has the third largest labour force in the world, behind only China and India. 28 November 2018
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According to article 32 of Taiwan’s Patent Law, an applicant is allowed to file, on the same day, an invention application and a utility model application for one and the same invention with a ‘dual filing’ statement specified in the application forms of the two applications. 27 November 2018
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One of the most significant changes from the New Turkish IP Code no. 6769 is that novelty is introduced as an ex officio examination criterion at the preliminary examination stage. In other words, since January 2017, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has been refusing design applications ex officio based on lack of novelty. 26 November 2018
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