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National patent applications are filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) by filing a specification with a description and claims. 1 June 2014
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There have not been any significant changes or developments in Venezuela over the last year that IP professionals and owners need to be aware of. The following should serve as a good guide for those doing business in this jurisdiction. 1 June 2014
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Patent rights can be secured by filing a patent application with the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) of Vietnam where the application will be examined to ascertain whether it meets the requirements of patentability. 1 June 2014
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Applicants can apply to the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to obtain a patent. 1 June 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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Border measures have become a commercial weapon for patent right holders in recent years, especially for the mobile phone manufacturers that have attempted to ban the importation of their competitors’ products by seeking injunctive relief from the US International Trade Commission (USITC). 1 June 2014
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The tort of passing off is typically centred upon the basic principle that “a man is not to sell his own goods under the pretence that they are the goods of another man”—otherwise commonly known as the classic form of passing off. 1 June 2014
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When a trademark application is filed in Mexico, the applicant may indicate the date of first use of the mark (day, month and year), if any. 1 June 2014
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