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On September 16, 2013, during parliamentary hearings organised by the Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee to discuss the main routes for developing IP legislation, an opinion was expressed that amendments to part four of the Russian Civil Code will be examined in the second reading. 1 November 2013
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It is not unusual for several companies within an industry to be named as co-defendants within a patent infringement lawsuit. 1 November 2013
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In an era where every transaction can take place through the Internet, trademark holders would like to immediately prevent each and every illegal use in the blink of an eye. 1 November 2013
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From a legal perspective, what happens in a situation when genuine articles manufactured by the actual manufacturer, such as high pressure vessels or electrical goods, are imported into South Africa, but where the manufacturer’s labels have been removed and replaced with falsified labels which bear fictitious serial numbers, and do not specify the electrical, oil and refrigerant information which is critical to safe and efficient installation and operation of the goods, but which bear the manufacturer’s trademarks? 1 November 2013
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Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law. 2 September 2013
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In South Africa there is no substantive examination of the claims of a patent application. Once the required formalities of an application have been met, it proceeds to acceptance, publication and grant. 1 September 2013
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The Malaysian position with respect to industrial designs has finally caught up with other international jurisdictions. 1 September 2013
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The most significant revision of Belgian patent law since the 1984 Patent Act was approved by the Belgian legislator on January 10, 2011. 1 September 2013
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The Federal Court has confirmed that professional designations may function as certification marks, provided the professional designation meets the criteria for certification marks set out in the Trade-marks Act. 1 September 2013
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Chile is a small but relatively successful country, which has enjoyed commercial stability and growth over the past 30 years, since it implemented the free market economy at the beginning of the 1980s. 1 September 2013
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