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Recently, Mexican examiners have faced controversy over how to determine the patentability of ‘new’ technologies; in particular, the best strategies for evaluating the patentability criteria of computer-implemented inventions that, in most cases, are automations of well-known methods. 1 February 2011
Copyright
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the Philippines has formally joined the courts and other pertinent agencies in the government in using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve disputes. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
The European Court of Justice terminated Dutch cross-border decisions with two judgments of July 13, 2006: Roche v Primus and GAT v LuK. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
The Patents County Court is more than just a court for patent disputes. The name of the court doesn’t tell the whole story. 1 February 2011
Copyright
It is a fact of life that sometimes one does not have as much time as one would like to do all kinds of things. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
The Metropolitan Court in Budapest has ordered a security measure for the first time in a patent infringement proceeding, in order to secure the plaintiff’s pecuniary interests for the duration of the lawsuit. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
Despite the economic slowdown in some other parts of the world and the political protests in Thailand in May 2010, Thailand experienced increased IP activity compared with 2009. 1 February 2011
Jurisdiction reports
Since EPC 2000 entered into force, any party to an appeal proceeding that has been adversely affected by a decision of the European Board of Appeal can, pursuant to new Article 112a EPC, file a petition for review of the decision by the EBOA. 1 February 2011
Copyright
The popularity and globalisation of reality television programmes has increased the value of television formats. However, such formats or concepts regularly are not protected by copyright law. 1 February 2011
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The IPC has issued a resolution stating that when products are not covered by a registered trademark, but are similar to goods explicitly mentioned in a certificate of registration, the goods have effectively been used. 1 February 2011
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