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Busy weeks of practice
By AWA | Posted on November 4, 2011
This is now the third week of the first practice period at the home office. Now I find myself thinking about IP everywhere I go; when I see a logotype, when I see a clever invention, even when I see the tiny TM-mark after a company name. I am becoming someone who must tell her...
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Cooperative Patent Classification – a new patent classification system
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on November 2, 2011
Everybody who ever conducted patent litterature searches knows the problems arising from the very different criteria for classifying patents in the respective patent classification systems used in Europe by the EPO, ECLA (European CLAssification), and in the USA by the USPTO, USPC (US Patent Classification. Fortunately the solution is nearby! The EPO and the USPTO have...
Patentability of inventions relating to human embryonic stem cells
By AWA | Posted on October 20, 2011
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has recently issued a decision clarifying the situation on patentability, in Europe, of inventions relating to human embryonic stem cells. In the decision it is declared that the concept of a “human embryo”, the exploitation of which is excluded from patentability according to the EU Biotechnology Directive...
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Tags: awapatent, CJ, EPO, Patent, Stem cells
“There is so much more to learn …” – first report from our Specialist programme
By Joanna Applequist | Posted on October 14, 2011
It is peculiar how all of a sudden all news media and even friends and family seem to discuss patents and intellectual property rights… Samsung vs. Apple (R.I.P. Steve Jobs), America Invents Act and EU-patents. Perhaps it is because when you start to work within a new field, you tune in things that used to...
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Tags: awapatent, eu-patents, specialist programme, technology
EU patent to pave Europe’s way out of crisis
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on October 13, 2011
On 12 October 2011 the European Commission presented a so-called “Roadmap for stability and growth” outlining the response that they believe is needed to get Europe out of the current economic crisis. The roadmap includes five areas of action, four of which relate to financial and economic issues, including of course the problems currently encountered...
Patent Prosecution Highway – Sweden and NPI entering the PPH-network
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on September 27, 2011
As I mentioned in my blog entry of 19 september, the number of PPH-agreements has increased, introducing new possibilities for accelerated prosecution. Sweden’s Patent- och Registreringsverket and Nordic Patent Institute entering the PPH-network Three new patent offices have entered the PPH-network. The three new offices are PRV (Sweden, PCT-PPH with JPO and USPTO), The Nordic...
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Tags: awapatent, European Patent Attorney, JPO, Nordic Patent Institute, PPH, PRV, USPTO
Explore the benefits of a first national filing
By Love Koči | Posted on September 21, 2011
The filing of a patent application is associated with numerous considerations. Should it be firstly filed as an international PCT application? Would it perhaps be better to directly enter one or more regional phases in combination with some selected countries of interest? Alternatively, should the application firstly be filed nationally before deciding how to proceed?...
Tags: English, filing, Patent, patent application, PCT application
Patent Prosecution Highway – MOTTAINAI: Ease of requirements
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on September 16, 2011
During the summer of 2011 the first steps in the process of simplifying requesting accelerated prosecution of patent applications using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) have been taken. Likewise, the number of PPH-agreements has increased, introducing new possibilities for accelerated prosecution, some of which are particularly relevant to our Scandinavian clients. New Patent Prosecution Highway...
Tags: Australia, Canada, European Patent Attorney, Japan, Patent, pph mottainai, prosecution highway, Russia
Trademark Infringements in Social Networks
By AWA | Posted on August 18, 2011
Trademark Infringements in Social Networks Last year, in 2010, Facebook passed 500 million users. That’s more than the population of USA, Canada and Mexico put together. It is safe to say that Facebook and other social networks are very powerful and important tools of communication in many different aspects, affecting most things from your personal...
Tags: Infringement, Internet, Media, Social Networks, Trademark
Supplementary protection for combination products heading for setback at the CJ of the EU
By Niklas Mattsson | Posted on July 14, 2011
Supplementary protection for combination products heading for setback at the Court of Justice of the EU On 13 July 2011, the opinion of the Advocate General (AG) was released in the consolidated cases C-322/10 and C-422/10, “Medeva” and “Georgetown” respectively, concerning supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for combination vaccines. In her opinion, the AG recommends the...
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Tags: CJ, EU, Medication, SPC
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