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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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The court of the commissioner of patents, seated in Pretoria, has handed down judgment in the matter of Sasol Dyno Nobel (Pty) Limited v African Explosives Limited. 1 December 2012
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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
Copyright
Several recent court decisions have clarified the nature, in law, of the activities of service providers on the Internet, and their related obligations. 1 October 2012
Copyright
It has been an active year for intellectual property in India: from the grant of the first compulsory patent licence, to the coming into force of new copyright law and developments in the infamous fight over the FT brand. 1 October 2012
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It almost goes without saying that the Dutch courts have always been very lenient when it comes to assuming jurisdiction and granting cross-border injunctions. 1 October 2012
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The Brazilian administration signalled a change in policy on the enforcement of Article 39.3 of the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights Agreement regarding data package exclusivity. 1 October 2012
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On June 29, 2012, the Japan Patent Office published its Annual Report 2012. 1 October 2012
Copyright
The granting of expenses and costs on behalf of the winning party by the Peruvian administration is a thorny issue, in the context of infringement procedures for the undue use of registered brands. 1 October 2012
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A German company has a Hungarian patent that covers a fuel gun with a removable rear display surface. 1 October 2012
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