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The introduction of Canada’s patent term adjustment has left practitioners sceptical about its value, with high fees and limited eligibility meaning SMEs could lose out
With the US privacy landscape more fragmented and active than ever and federal legislation stalled, lawyers at Sheppard Mullin explain how states are taking bold steps to define their own regimes
A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
Varuni Paranavitane of Finnegan and IP counsel Lisa Ribes compare and contrast two recent AI copyright decisions from Germany and the UK
Recently published Special Focus articles
Recently published Special Focus articles
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Sponsored by Daniel LawOn October 2 2019, Brazil joined the Madrid protocol. The success of this can be proven by numbers. -
Sponsored by Patrinos & KilimirisAlthough there are several and severe restrictions due to COVID-19 in Greece, which inevitably affect trademark practice in relation to both prosecution and litigation, there is some good news in the field. The new law on trademarks has come into force, implementing Directive (EU) 2015/2436.
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersIndirect infringement is not explicitly dealt with in the Turkish IP Law. However, the legislator confers, via Article 86 of the Industrial Property Code (IPC), a right to the patent holder to prevent third parties from supplying essential elements of the invention to unauthorised people, which will eventually lead to the working of the patented invention. In order for this provision to be implemented, third parties must be aware that these elements or instruments are sufficient to work the invention, and should be aware that they will be used for this purpose, or this situation should be clear enough.
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Sponsored by Hanol IP & LawAs of December 2019, designs of trendy fashion items can be registered within 10 days in Korea.
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Sponsored by Gorodissky & PartnersA trademark application for Class 41 was filed under No 2018735958 with a priority date of August 20 2018.
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyIn the future, it will be more difficult to obtain an injunction for patent infringement through preliminary injunction proceedings.
