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USPTO three-track plan criticised
21 July 2010
Microsoft, BIO, 3M, AIPLA and IPO voiced their concerns about the USPTO’s proposed three-track patent examination system during a public roundtable held yesterday
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Comment: Who owns the vuvuzela?
12 July 2010
The unique sound of the vuvuzela will be one of the abiding memories of the 2010 World Cup. But, ask Richard Plaistowe and Toby Smith, who owns the IP rights to it?
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Green light for Whiskas purple trade mark
12 July 2010
After almost eight years, Mars Australia has managed to obtain a trade mark registration for the colour purple for cat food
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New Chinese trade mark rules cause chaos
06 July 2010
China’s Trade Mark Office has caused uncertainty for brand owners by introducing and then partly rescinding stringent new requirements for filing documents
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UK to relax product placement rules
05 July 2010
Brand owners may soon be able to pay to showcase their products in TV programmes shown in the UK, after the country’s communications watchdog said it proposes to allow product placement
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USPTO launches PPH with SIPO
02 July 2010
The USPTO has launched a pilot patent prosecution highway (PPH) with China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)