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Designs have the purpose of answering consumer needs, by enhancing the visual, functional and ergonomic aspects of a product, and giving enjoyable, safe and comforting shapes to users. 1 February 2013
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The French Budget Law for 2013 (Law No. 2012-1509 of December 29, 2012) extends the existing research tax credit (RTC) to ‘Innovation’ expenses incurred by companies that meet the EU definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. 1 February 2013
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2013 has started with good news for Canadian Internet users, businesses and trademark/domain name owners who do business here. 1 February 2013
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The differences in the ways US patent and European patent (EP) applications are drafted often pose problems during substantive examination when an EP application is filed based on a US application. 1 February 2013
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According to WIPO, a new version of the 10th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2013. 1 February 2013
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In a November 12, 2012 decision involving two trademarks comprising representations of a shark, the Supreme Court of the Philippines discounted confusing similarity between them upon noting their “distinct visual and aural differences”. 1 February 2013
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The Malaysian government recently announced, in connection with its 2013 budget, that an intellectual property financing fund scheme will be set up with an allocation of RM200 million (US$65 million). 1 February 2013
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Belgian company Agfa, a large supplier of plates for the offset printing industry, claimed that Xingraphics products indirectly infringe its patent. 1 February 2013
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In the second half of 2012, intellectual property issues were mostly discussed in the context of Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). 1 February 2013
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Shinzo Abe, the head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, was reappointed Prime Minister of Japan on December 16, 2012. Since then, his economic policy, known as ‘Abenomics’, has been frequently discussed in Japan. 1 February 2013
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