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Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part III)
By AWA | Posted on June 8, 2016
Strategies for pending patent applications and important aspects of the opt out procedure When preparing for the entry into force of the new Patent system in Europe, also patent application which are now currently pending before the European Patent Organization (EPO) must be considered. A decision must be made whether to try to delay the...
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Tags: EPO, unified patent court, Unified Patent Court Agreement, unitary patent, UP, UPC, UPCA
Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part II)
By AWA | Posted on June 2, 2016
The language regime for the Unitary Patent and the divisions of the UPC As we have written before the creation and start of the Unified Patent Court will change the mindset of patent litigation in Europe fundamentally. However, Europe is a diverse continent, not the least when it comes to languages. With the European Patent...
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Tags: EPO, European Patent Office, language, unified patent court, Unified Patent Court Agreement, unitary patent, UP, UPC
Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part I)
By AWA | Posted on May 30, 2016
The creation and start of the Unified Patent Court will change the mindset of patent litigation in Europe fundamentally. The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent will, according to the Chairman Alexander Ramsay, be ready by the middle of 2016 with the preparations for the new Court. In May the recruitment of judges began, and...
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Tags: unified patent court, Unified Patent Court Agreement, unitary patent, UP, UPC, UPCA
UPC getting closer – just a ”Brexit” referendum away?
By AWA | Posted on May 23, 2016
When the UK prime minister David Cameron won the 2015 general election he, due to demands from his own Conservative MP party and other parties, promised to hold a referendum on whether Great Britain was to stay or exit the EU membership. This referendum will take place on 23 June, 2016. A current poll by...
Recruitment of Judges to the UPC during May
By AWA | Posted on April 28, 2016
According to the Report of the 15th Preparatory Committee meeting of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the recruitment of Judges will start during the beginning of May. The Court of First Instance will always have a multinational composition of the panel of judges. The panel shall comprise three judges, unless one of the parties requests...
Tags: Contracting Member, recruitment of Judges, unified patent court, UPC
The inventor’s right to waive being mentioned – or Bene qui latuit bene vixit
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on April 19, 2016
Roman poet Ovid stated the above latin quote in his work Tristia about 1000 years ago, and French philosopher René Descartes adopted it as his motto: He who has kept himself well hidden has lived well. But what if you have conceived an invention and you or your employer planning to patent it – is...
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Tags: Alfred Nobel, anonymity, patents, Sia
Recent Measures Introduced by CTMO
By AWA | Posted on April 15, 2016
On March 24, 2016, the China Trademark Office (CTMO) announced the implementation of certain measures from that date. FAQ – An FAQ on trademark applications is put up on the CTMO’s website. The FAQ mainly deals with the practicalities involved in the filing procedures. While this may be a useful source for the basics, it...
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Tags: China Trademark Office, CTMO
Artists’ rights ./. Freedom of panorama
By AWA | Posted on April 11, 2016
Wikimedia Sverige has compiled images of art in public places in a database. This database is open to all, free of charge and is intended for the general public, the educational system and tourism. The project was in fact financially supported by Vinnova, a governmentally owned organization for supporting innovation and business development in Sweden....
Tags: BUS, copyright infringement, Vinnova, Wikimedia Sverige
Third strike hits the European Patent Office
By AWA | Posted on April 7, 2016
Last month, 91% (3,701) of 4062 of European Patent Office (EPO) employees voted for a one day strike to be held on April 7 at the EPO’s offices in Munich, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna. It thus adds to a number of strikes that has hit EPO since former Chairman of the Administrative Council of...
Tags: Benoît Battistelli, EPO, European Patent Office, SUEPO
Use of non-distinctive signs
By Niclas Dahlberg | Posted on March 21, 2016
The new Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 amending Council Regulation 207/2009/EC on the Community Trade Mark will enter into force from 23 March 2016 To the list of activities which a trademark owner will not in future be able to prevent a further exclusion has been added. The descriptive use defense (on the kind, quality, quantity, intended...
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Tags: Community Trade Mark
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