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The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was tasked during 2012 with adjudicating in appeal proceedings in Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd v Aventis Pharma SA, pertaining to South African patent no 1993/8936 registered in the name of Aventis. 1 April 2013
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Due to an amendment of the Mexican Industrial Property Law in 2010, a power of attorney for representation purposes has not been needed to file a trademark application. 1 April 2013
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In Turkish trademark law, it is a general rule that the effect of a trademark cancellation (invalidation) takes effect retrospectively. 1 April 2013
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In the case of Ho Tack Sien & Ors v Rotta Research Laboratorium SpA & Anor, the respondent manufactured a drug called Viartril-S (glucosamine sulphate) used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. 1 April 2013
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On February 20, 2013, the US Supreme Court surprised many members of the US bar by holding in the decision of Gunn v Minton that federal courts do not have exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over claims asserting patent malpractice. 1 April 2013
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Peruvian law provides two ways to obtain protection against the misuse of registered trademarks. 1 April 2013
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Significant changes to both the Canadian Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act may be coming in the near future. 1 April 2013
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According to WIPO, a new version of the 10th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2013. 1 February 2013
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The differences in the ways US patent and European patent (EP) applications are drafted often pose problems during substantive examination when an EP application is filed based on a US application. 1 February 2013
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Shinzo Abe, the head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, was reappointed Prime Minister of Japan on December 16, 2012. Since then, his economic policy, known as ‘Abenomics’, has been frequently discussed in Japan. 1 February 2013
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