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One Belt One Road brings opportunity and risk

01 September 2018 by Lee Chiao Ying

One Belt One Road (OBOR) is a government initiative proposed by China’s President Xi Jinping in September 2013 for joint economic development spanning 65 countries
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Patenting computer-implemented inventions

01 September 2018 by Thomas Gibb

In recent years, machine learning and so-called ‘artificial intelligence’ systems have once again come into the spotlight.
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Public order, morals and good customs prevent trade mark

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Early this year, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property issued decisions denying registration for the trade mark PINCHE GRINGO BBQ & Design in classes 43 (restaurants) and 30 (sauces)
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Singapore ranked most innovative non-European country in the world

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

According to the 11th edition of the Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII 2018) released in July 2018, Singapore is the most innovative country in the world outside Europe.
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SPC adopts dual standard for supplementary data

01 September 2018 by Jing He

On June 1 2018, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) issued the draft judicial interpretation on patent validity and examination cases for public comments
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Starbucks wins trade mark battle with One Bucks Coffee

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Starbucks coffeehouses can be found in myriad regions of the globe. However, Starbucks’ trajectory in Russia has not been easy.
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Supreme Court provides guidance on honest concurrent use

01 September 2018 by Daniel Greif

Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs registrars to refuse applications for marks that are similar to a prior registered mark, given that such similarity is likely to mislead or confuse the public as to the ownership or origin of the goods claimed.
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Supreme Court rules on role of description in claims

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Resolution Chemicals v AstraZeneca B.V. and Shionogi (Supreme Court of The Netherlands, The Hague, June 8 2018) deals with the extent of the protection that is conferred by patent EP0521471 (EP 471), for rosuvastatin, a new cholesterol inhibitor.
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TPTO refuses trade mark solely due to bad faith

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

When evaluating bad faith claims, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO) considers several matters , but predominantly if the trade mark is an original sign that was created by a prior right holder.
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When is joint use of trade marks allowed?

01 September 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property

Ten years ago the Austrian Supreme Court decided a case concerning Mazda and a tuning company. The tuning company had offered its chip tuning parts for a range of cars. It also named on its website the car types for which it offered these chips. For that it used the cars’ word marks and the figurative marks (logos).
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