JURISDICTION REPORTS


52 Brazil Draft guideline for software examination under consideration


53 Canada Free to roar at last: sound marks make their debut in Canada


54 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands IP law revision


55 China The first instance verdict on Crayon Shin-chan


56 Cyprus Options for the seizure of infringing goods


57 Dominican Republic Registration and renewal process for trade names


58 59


EPO Improving examination communications


France Originality and the protection of databases: a CJEU definition


60 Germany Design infringements in Europe: the Baby Buggy case


61 Hong Kong Registrability of a mark in Hong Kong


62 Hungary Technology transfer and assignment of IP rights: registration of the facts


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Japan The use of standard characters for a ‘well- known’ trademark


64 Malaysia Amendments to the Malaysian Copyright Act


65 Mexico Mexican declarations of well-known and famous marks


66 Netherlands EU patent: is this really the last mile?


67 Peru Severe sanctions in trademark cases: corrective measures


68 Philippines Patent protection incentive package for Philippine inventors


69 Poland An average consumer model in Polish case law


70 Romania Enforcement of modified European patents


71 Russia Well-known trademarks: just a dream in Russia?


72 73


South Africa IP rights for genetically modified plants and other GMOs


Taiwan Famous trademarks associated with the motor industry through Formula 1


74 US – Patents Will Apple derail Kodak’s patent sale?


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