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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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The American sports equipment company, Icon Health & Fitness won a declaratory judgment on entitlement to a utility model patent application for a multi-function body training apparatus at the second instance of the IP court. 1 September 2013
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The Brazilian government has been attacking the intellectual protection afforded by the WTO TRIPS Agreement to the research-based pharmaceutical industry. 1 September 2013
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Partly with a focus on becoming a World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Russia has been actively reforming its patent laws and regulations during the past decade. 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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A great deal has been written concerning patent non-practising entities, also commonly referred to as patent assertion entities and by the pejorative label ‘patent trolls’ 20 August 2013
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The Federal Supreme Court of Germany has decided a case which may shape German legal notions of the scope of protection which a work of literature may provide against (perceived) copying or acts of forfeiture. 1 August 2013
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The Court of Appeal confirmed on November 14, 2012 that a trademark affixed on imported goods that are distributed by a local distributor who merely acted as conduit belongs to the foreign trader. 1 August 2013
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Geographical indications are provided legal protection in Hungary by means of national protection and by community legal protection. 1 August 2013
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