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29.4. Descriptions of goods/services

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Added square parentheses around para numbers.

29.1. Trade marks likely to deceive or cause confusion

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29.7.Phonewords and Phone Numbers

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29.10. Claims to Indigenous origin

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​​​​​​​29.5. International Non-Proprietary Names (generic names for pharmaceutical substances) and INN stems

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Updated Aventis to Medium Neutral

29.8. Internet Domain Names

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29.3. Deception and confusion as a result of a connotation within a trade mark

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Changed case citations to Medium Neutral, updated decision title where required.
Small changes to sentences to improve grammar when a quote is placed.

29. Annex A1 - Table of INN stems

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29.6. Names of Persons

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32B.2.2 Section 43: Deception and Confusion

Hyperlinks fixed.

Part 32B. Landing Page

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32B.3. Protected Terms in Specifications of Goods

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32B.2.3 Section 41: Capacity to Distinguish

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32B.1. Introduction

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32B.2.1 Section 42: Contrary to Law

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32B.2.4 Section 44: Comparison of Trade Marks

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11. Relevant Legislation

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11.3. Examination of applications claiming convention priority

Content reviewed

11.5. Cases where multiple priority dates apply

Content reviewed - links removed.

33. Relevant Legislation

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