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The Romanian courts have recently been confronted with an issue that has not been previously been brought before them. The issue relates to the enforcement of a European patent which has been modified during opposition proceedings. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
A right of protection for a trademark is granted by the Polish Patent Office after examination of whether the mark applied for is eligible for registration in Poland on relative and absolute grounds. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
Genetically modified plants enjoy IP protection under patent and plant breeders’ rights, as well as other statutory provisions, and are additionally affected by legislation in certain cases. 1 June 2012
Copyright
Patent rights are secured in Australia by filing appropriate documents and fees at the patent office. 1 June 2012
Copyright
Patent rights are enforceable by the Patents Act of Belize. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
The JPO’s Trademark Appeal Board has rendered a decision that a trademark application filed by our firm should be registered on the grounds that the applied-for trademark has become 'well-known'. 1 June 2012
Copyright
The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 came into force on March 1, 2012, and introduced several key changes to the existing Malaysian Copyright Act 1987. Some of the salient amendments are discussed. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
The Mexican Industrial Property Law (MIPL) distinguishes between well-known and famous trademarks, giving the latter wider protection than is given to well-known marks. 1 June 2012
Jurisdiction reports
Sponsorship may lead to trademarks becoming associated with unrelated industries. 1 June 2012
Copyright
The methods for registering different IP rights at the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office are, in the main, uniform, but owing to a few special properties of the trademark system, there are a few differences. 1 June 2012
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