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New rules for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices
By Isa Böttiger | Posted on October 2, 2024
In recent years, several new and amended requirements have been introduced for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices to be placed on the European market. On 9 July 2024, the EU introduced the latest amendments to the regulatory landscape in this field through Regulation (EU) 2024/1860. In 2017, the EU introduced two new regulations...
Danish Copyright Act – You may (still) lawfully use copyrighted works for parody purposes
By Mette Parlev | Posted on June 10, 2024
An amendment to the Danish Copyright Act will enter into force on July 1, 2024. The amendment codifies a long-used principle in Danish law that the use of copyrighted works in parodies and caricatures does not constitute an infringement of the work. This principle faltered when the Eastern High Court suddenly changed it in a...
Media Vs. Technology – More U.S. Newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft
By Hanna Hansson | Posted on May 6, 2024
In a significant turn of events, in December 2023, the New York Times took legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using their copyrighted articles to train their chatbots. This was followed by eight more daily newspapers, all owned by the Alden Global Capital Group, including The New York Daily News, The Chicago...
Tags: AI, copyright, Media, technology, trademarks, unfair competition
Sweden’s Proposed Patents Act
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on April 19, 2024
On 11 April 2024, the Swedish Council on Legislation was presented with a new Swedish Patents Act proposal. The initial Swedish Government Official Report dates from April 2015 and was the product of a two-and-a-half-year project that included many concerns regarding the Unitary Patent system. The suggested legislative changes from the 2015 report have already...
Tags: EPC, patents, Patents Act, sweden
CNIPA’s Regulations on Collective and Certification Trademarks: keypoints highlighted
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 17, 2024
The regulations contain 28 provisions across several critical topics Registrants of collective and certification marks must implement several acts to carry out their trademark management duties Registrants do not have the right to prohibit certain legitimate uses of geographical names contained in collective and certification marks The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the...
Tags: certification trademarks, china, CNIPA, collective trademarks, trademarks
Balancing Innovation and Regulation: Comparing China’s AI Regulations with the EU AI Act
By AWA | Posted on April 11, 2024
The recent passing of the EU AI Act presents an opportunity to conduct a comparative law analysis against China’s earlier promulgated artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. This is a crucial time for the industry as global attention increasingly focuses on the ethical development, deployment, and regulation of AI technologies. China, a leading player in AI development,...
Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, china, EU, generative AI, Internet
Validation agreement between EPO and Georgia enters into force
By AWA | Posted on February 9, 2024
On January 15, 2024, the validation agreement between the European Patent Organisation (EPO) and Georgia entered into force. Patent owners can now validate their European patent applications and patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) in Georgia on the basis of Georgia’s national law. European patent applications and patents validated in Georgia under the...
Tags: EPO, Georgia, patents, Validation
How implementing regulations will affect foreign patent applicants in China
By AWA | Posted on February 7, 2024
On December 21, 2023, the China State Council issued Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law (Regulations). The Regulations became effective on January 20, 2024 and compliments the fourth amendment to the Patent Law. The Regulations explain how several provisions of the Patent Law will be implemented as it aligns patent procedures with major jurisdictions. This...
Tags: china, design patents, partial design, Patent Term Adjustments, Patent Term Extensions, patents, utility models
CNIPA issues draft regulations on GIs – what you need to know
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on December 5, 2023
On 18 September 2023 the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the “Draft Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products for Comment” (“地理标志产品保护规定（征求意见稿)”). The draft regulations are open to public comment until 2 November 2023. Background The draft regulations are part of the CNIPA’s first-ever “Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Utilisation of...
Reducing the burden – China issues rules on suspending trademark review cases
By Ai-Leen Lim, Ashley Zhao | Posted on July 13, 2023
On June 13, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued an Interpretation on the Rules for Suspension of Review Cases《评审案件中止情形规范》解读. The Rules will improve several aspects of trademark practice in China for brand owners as they aim to decrease repeated trademark filings and legal proceedings. The Rules detail multiple situations where a suspension...
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