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In recent years, Peru has begun to build a strong commercial relationship with Asia and, as a result, China is now one of its largest international suppliers. Indeed, China and the US between them account for no less than 39 percent of Peru’s imports. 29 July 2014
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A patent is a statutorily granted right that gives the patentee an exclusive monopoly to a patented invention for 20 years in exchange for a detailed disclosure of the construction and/or working of the invention. 29 July 2014
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Article 7/1-ı of the Turkish Trademark Decree Law no. 556 established a legal basis in 1995 for the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) to refuse trademark applications on the basis that an application is similar to a well-known trademark. However, at the time, there was no mechanism available to the TPI for establishing whether a given trademark was well known or not. 29 July 2014
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The US patent bar was taken by surprise when the US Supreme Court handed down two unanimous and pivotal decisions on April 29 29 July 2014
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A measure to reduce fees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for requests for substantive examinations and annuities, set out in the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act that was adopted on December 4, 2013 by Japan’s Diet, came into effect on April 1, 2014. The measure will remain in effect until March 31, 2018. 29 July 2014
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Alexandre Zouari is a famous French hairstylist. His clients include Carla Bruni—the former first lady of France, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Bassey and Sophia Loren, among others. Back in 1987, Zouari was invited by Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido to co-found the Alexandre Zouari Beauty Institute in Paris, which was described as the world’s most luxurious beauty and hairstyling salon and opened 16 branches in Japan. 29 July 2014
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A Swedish patent application is filed with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), and is granted for a term of up to 20 years from the filing date (if the annual renewal fees are paid). 1 June 2014
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The first specialised IP rights court has been operating for almost a year in Russia. Altogether, nearly 600 cases had been filed by the end of March 2014. 1 June 2014
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As a follow-up to previous reports regarding discussions by subcommittees of the Industrial Structure Council’s IP Policy Committee concerning possible changes to Japan’s patent IP laws, here I will introduce once again, based on the Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2013, recent discussions by the Trademark Subcommittee regarding possible changes to Japan’s Trademark Law relating to new types of trademark. 1 June 2014
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How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate? 1 June 2014
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