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Company sues former employee
In the Malaysian case of BT Engineering Sdn Bhd v Team United Resources Sdn Bhd and Anor (May 2012), the High Court addressed issues of patent infringement, copyright infringement and breach of confidentiality.   1 December 2012
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Unity of invention: a matter of concern
Provisions for unity of invention in many jurisdictions usually mean that an application may relate only to one invention.   1 December 2012
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Tackling cybercrime: a new approach
Domain names have become an important issue in the protection of intellectual property rights.   1 December 2012
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China's patent law to be amended again
On August 9, 2012, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published a draft amendment to the Patent Law, soliciting public comments.   1 December 2012
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Interpretation of community designs - the 'decanter' case
Sometimes the images that the applicant for a design right submits do not disclose the subject matter of the design as clearly as one might hope.   1 December 2012
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New rules for granting pharma patents
In August, the Brazilian vice-commissioner for patents, Julio Cesar Moreira, announced that INPI was implementing new rules in order to reduce the current backlog of patent applications, which averages eight years, to three years.   1 December 2012
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A limited breeders exemption
In September, the Netherlands welcomed a proposal for the introduction of a ‘limited breeders exemption’ into the patent law. The proposal concerns the modification of Article 53b of the Dutch Patent Act 1995.   1 December 2012
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Use it or lose it
Peru’s National Institute of the Defence and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) tends to be very rigorous in checking the use of trademarks that third parties are trying to have cancelled.   21 November 2012
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Brothers in arms: use of the family mark
On February 17, 2012, the Malaysian High Court held in favour of the plaintiffs in Burukan Bin Mohamed & Two Ors v Sirajudin Bin Y Mohamed Mydin & Three Ors.   1 October 2012
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When is a date of first use not a date of first use?
One of the topics discussed by IP magistrates relates to the decisions issued by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property in cancellation actions filed against trademark registrations on the basis of false data.   1 October 2012

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