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There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe
By Malin Gullstrand Bergh | Posted on January 17, 2014
Required study preparations before our fourth lesson of the EQE Basic program concern the topics “Rights Conferred” and “Inventive step”, and include 25 Articles, 14 Rules, two Protocols and a number of Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions. Browsing through the material, I realize that while my copy of “The Annotated European Patent Convention” uses a...
Tags: EQE, European Qualifying Exam
The IP5 launch a PPH pilot programme
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on January 9, 2014
According to the EPO, the world’s five largest Intellectual Property Offices, called IP5, have announced the agreement to launch a comprehensive IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme, IP5 PPH, intended to take effect in January 2014. The IP5 are the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean IP Office (KIPO),...
New Global Patent Prosecution Highway to be launched to simplify use
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on December 10, 2013
Using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) for obtaining accelerated examination is set to become considerably simpler as 13 Intellectual Property Offices around the world announce the intent to launch a Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) arrangement to be taking effect as of 6 January 2014. The 13 offices include the Danish Patent- and Trademark Office...
“The more you learn, the more enjoyable it gets”
By Mattias Pierrou | Posted on November 29, 2013
What does it mean that something is ”new”? New to you, new to some designated person, or new in an absolute sense? This naively straight forward, but in practice very complex, concept was the subject of our last class in preparation for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE). How can it be “new” to make a...
Tags: EQE, European Patent Attorney
Wider scope of protection for Swedish patents?
By AWA | Posted on November 20, 2013
Last week the Swedish government referred an amendment of the Swedish patent law to the Council on Legislation for reconsideration. According to the suggested amendment, patent applications filed in English need not be translated into Swedish. Instead, they can be granted in English. For applicants filing a Swedish patent application in English and wishing to...
Tags: EPO, Europe, patent application, sweden
Patent Prosecution Highway: New possibilities for Swedish patent applicants
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on November 12, 2013
Swedish patent applicants and others using the Swedish Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV) as the office for first filing of patent applications are getting new possibilities for obtaining accelerated prosecution of their following foreign patent applications; the PRV are expanding their participation in the international PPH network with a number of new PPH agreements. Effective 1...
The on-sale bar under the AIA
By AWA | Posted on October 23, 2013
Do non-public sales in Europe destroy novelty in the U.S.? Among the many news that applicants have had to digest in the America Invents Act, the revised on-sale bar may be one of the more intriguing. Before the law reform, grant of a patent was excluded whenever the invention was … in public use or...
The pride and joy of working as a Patent Attorney
By Love Koči | Posted on October 9, 2013
What was your dream job as a child? My best guess would be astronaut, musician, actor, fireman, veterinarian or soccer player. But what about Patent Attorney? Not on your list? Definitely, the dream job changes if you ask a child compared to a university student or a newly-graduated student. Lists are regularly published regarding the...
Changes in the Patent Prosecution Highway agreement between DKPTO and CIPO
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on September 26, 2013
Effective 30 July 2013, the part of the PPH-agreement between The Danish Patent- and Trademark Office (DKPTO) and The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) applicaple for applicants using the DKPTO as the Office of First Filing, i.e. typically Danish applicants, has been changed by the CIPO to have the same requirements as a PPH MOTTAINAI...
Reform and rebellion in the trademark world
By AWA | Posted on August 12, 2013
This spring, the EU commission published their proposals for a reform of the Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark and the Directive 2008/95/EC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks. An earlier version of the proposals had been leaked ahead of time, but by the time...
Tags: PTO
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