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Japan Update: Recent IP High Court Decision on a sound trademark for a famous drug store chain “Kiyoshi Matsumoto”
１. Introduction On August 30, 2021, the Intellectual Property High Court (hereinafter, the “IP High Court”) revoked the trial decision of the Japan Patent Office that rejected the trademark registration...
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Thailand Updates Draft Royal Decree on Digital Platforms in Response to Feedback
In September 2021, Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) issued an updated draft royal decree for digital platforms—a potentially far-reaching royal decree that was the subject of a public hearing in...
read moreUK Update: Construction Projects and PI Insurance – challenging conversations needed
Consultants and contractors on construction projects are having significant problems obtaining adequate professional indemnity insurance to cover incidents associated with building safety, such as fire safety and cladding. What are...
read moreMexico Update: MAIN ASPECTS OF THE DECREE AMENDING THE HYDROCARBONS LAW
This year, the process for the approval in the Chambers of Deputies and Senators of the draft decree that reforms and adds various provisions of the Hydrocarbons Law has been...
read moreVietnam Update: Dealing with a Non-Responsive Respondent at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Ironically, doing nothing can sometimes serve as an effective defense. In arbitration proceedings at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), respondents who refuse to respond to the Notice of Arbitration...
read moreSweeping reforms to India’s securities regulations
Late last month, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) took several key decisions in its board meeting, including: the introduction of a gold exchange framework; the establishment of...
read moreJapan Update: Summary of IP High Court decision revoking the JPO’s decision invalidating a patent directed to a self-checkout system.”
Introduction This article touches on a case in which the Intellectual Property High Court (“IP High Court”) rendered a decision (2020 (Gyo-Ke) 10102) on May 20, 2021 against a trial...
read moreItaly Update: The false declaration on the absence of open disputes with the Customer, even if charged to the previous administrator, legitimizes the exclusion from the tender
With the sentence in comment, the T.A.R. declared legitimate the exclusion measure ordered by the Municipality against a competitor; the latter, in fact, at the time of participation in the...
read morePlant Variety Protection Registration System in Myanmar
A registration process for plant variety protection (PVP) has been in effect in Myanmar since enactment of the New Plant Variety Protection Law 2016, which was later replaced by the...
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