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| May 2024 |
Patent
WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore adopted the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (GRATK Treaty) after two decades of drafting, mandating patent disclosure requirements for patents based on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.
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| 2023 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Conclusion of the Financial Stability and Development Committee's operations in China.
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| 2023 |
Patent
A study by Rochester Institute of Technology found that the full-term maintenance rate of issued US patents has remained constant at 40-50% since 1992.
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| 2021 |
National Court Register
The National Court Register transitioned to being exclusively available electronically, completing its digital transformation process.
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| December 1 2021 |
National Court Register
The register of insolvent debtors was replaced by the National Register of Debtors.
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| August 2021 |
Copyright
A Digital Citizens Alliance report revealed that online criminals offering stolen digital content through websites and apps are generating $1.34 billion in annual advertising revenues.
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| July 1 2021 |
National Court Register
NCR becomes completely electronic, ceasing acceptance of paper applications and mandating all document retrieval through the online system. Prior to this, only about 10 percent of submissions were made online.
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| 2020 |
Patent
Multiple initiatives by India and South Africa called for a waiver of TRIPS vaccine patents to accelerate the global deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.
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| March 2020 |
Curfew pass
France implemented a partial curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring citizens to carry a self-completed Attestation de déplacement dérogatoire form justifying their reasons for being outside (such as work, shopping, or exercise).
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| 2019 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Termination of the Superintendencia Bancaria de Colombia (SBIF).
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| 2019 |
Copyright
A study by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center and NERA Economic Consulting estimated that global online piracy costs the U.S. economy at least $29.2 billion in lost revenue annually.
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| 2018 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Merger of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and China Insurance Regulatory Commission into the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.
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| 2018 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Dissolution of the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (SVS) in Chile.
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| 2017 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Establishment of the Financial Stability and Development Committee in China.
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| 2016 |
Patent
Ecuador completed its patent maintenance fee increases, briefly becoming the most expensive country to maintain patents.
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| 2015 |
National Court Register
Completion of the comprehensive digitalisation programme, which cost approximately 1.5 million złoty and made all register actions available electronically.
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| 2014 |
Copyright
A university study concluded that free music content accessed on YouTube does not necessarily hurt sales and can potentially increase sales, challenging traditional views on copyright infringement.
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| 2014 |
Patent
Google and other technology companies founded the LOT Network to combat patent assertion entities through cross-licensing patents.
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| 2013 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Termination of the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom.
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| 2012 |
National Court Register
Start of a comprehensive digitalisation programme for the National Court Register, aimed at modernizing the registry system.
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| 2012 |
Patent
Stack Exchange launched Ask Patents, a crowdsourcing forum for invalidating patents by finding prior art. Patent assertion companies made up 61% of all patent cases this year.
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| 2012 |
Patent
Ecuador began increasing patent maintenance fees, which would continue until 2016.
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| 2011 |
Financial regulatory authorities by jurisdiction
Dissolution of the Belgian Banking Commission after 76 years of operation.
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| 2011 |
Patent
United States business entities incurred $29 billion in direct costs due to patent trolls.
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