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The number of trademark registration applications in China jumped last year, according to recent statistics. They totalled 1,881,546 in 2013, 14.15 percent more than in 2012. By the end of the year, the cumulative number of trademark registration applications in China was 13,241,337, and 8,652,358 had matured into registrations, of which 7,237,894 remained valid. 1 April 2014
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In recent years, branded drug manufacturers have engaged in a tactic designed to stifle competition from lower-cost generic medicines. 1 April 2014
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While the new Regulation (EU) 608/2013, concerning customs control of IP rights, has been in force since January 1, 2014, the French Senate had a second and final reading on February 26 of a draft law strengthening the fight against counterfeiting, which was then adopted. 1 April 2014
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In the brief period in which they have been at work, the judges of the Court for Intellectual Property Rights have faced many issues for which current Russian legislation does not provide direct solutions. 1 April 2014
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A decision last year ruled that invoking the exercising rights arising from a registration certificate is not always lawful. The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals awarded damages to a party on the basis of another party registering an industrial design with the TPI in bad faith. 1 February 2014
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The Taiwan Patent Act enforced in 2013 has added design protection for computer-generated graphic images to meet industrial needs and international trends. 1 February 2014
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Preliminary discussions took place in the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in 2013 to change Japan’s patent law, based on the report entitled Toward Early Acquisition of Strong and Stable Patent Rights and Improvement of User-Friendliness, issued by the JPO’s Patent System Subcommittee in February 2013. 1 February 2014
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In previous issues we have discussed the influence of G2/07 and G1/08, also known as the ‘broccoli’ and ‘tomato’ cases, on the patentability of plants which have been, or could have been, obtained by methods excluded from patentability. 1 February 2014
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In October 2013, the Finnish government commissioned the Ministry of Education and Culture to amend the Copyright Act in accordance with the objectives set out in the government policy programme. 1 February 2014
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The Malaysian government is currently actively encouraging the creation and monetisation of intellectual property. 1 February 2014
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