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Everything you need to know about the Unitary Patent
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on February 23, 2022
It has been almost a decade since 25 EU Member States signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Delays from the UK exiting the EU and constitutional complaints filed in Germany caused an uphill battle, but finally, preparations are underway for the common patent and a common patent court. Where are we? For almost...
Tags: unitary patent, UPC, UPCA
China issues Opinions on Judging Trademark Violations
By Ai-Leen Lim, Ashley Zhao | Posted on January 28, 2022
The National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) issued the Standard for Judging General Trademark Violations (Standard) on December 13, 2021. It entered into force on January 1, 2022. Background In China, the Administration for Market Regulation (AMR) at the state, provincial, municipal and county levels (including all branches) are the enforcement authority tasked with administering and...
Tags: china, Standard, Trademark, Violations
The Business of IP – Understanding and Creating Value: Part 6 – Costs of IP
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on January 17, 2022
In this six-part series, Anders Isaksson explores some of the critical factors and motivators for why companies, small or large, should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering a company’s long and short-term goals. In the previous article in this...
Tags: costs, designs, patents, trademarks
IP Pitfalls When Creating a New Product Line (Or a New Company) – Part 2: Patents, Designs and IP Contract Considerations
By AWA | Posted on December 2, 2021
When creating a new product line or starting a new company, many types of considerations and preparations are necessary. Experience shows that the IP considerations are often near the bottom of the to-do list. However, not giving IP due focus may lead to substantial problems and headaches down the road. Some of these problems can...
Tags: contracts, designs, patents
IP Pitfalls When Creating a New Product Line (Or a New Company) – Part 1: Trademarks and Domains
By AWA | Posted on December 2, 2021
When creating a new product line or starting a new company, many types of considerations and preparations are necessary. Experience shows that the IP considerations are often near the bottom of the to-do list. However, not giving IP due focus may lead to substantial problems and headaches down the road. Some of these problems can...
Tags: domains, trademarks
China endorses good-faith commitment when applying for well-known status
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on November 8, 2021
From 1 September 2021 applicants and their trademark agents or representing agency will be required to sign and seal a “Letter of Commitment to the Good Faith of the Parties Requesting the Protection of Well-Known Trademarks” (当事人请求驰名商标保护诚信承诺书). Background Well-known status for Chinese trademarks is typically requested through: the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), either directly or...
Tags: china, trademarks, well-known
The Business of IP – Understanding and Creating Value: Part 5 – Negotiations
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on October 27, 2021
In this six-part series, Anders Isaksson explores some of the critical factors and motivators for why companies, small or large, should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering a company’s long and short-term goals. In the previous article in this...
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Tags: desings, Intellectual Property, negotiations, patents, trademarks
Determining the Value of Patents during an Investment or Sale
By Joanna Applequist, Mikael Henriksson | Posted on October 1, 2021
Joanna Applequist and Mikael Henriksson speak on IP matters that companies should consider preparing for during an investment or sale during this seminar hosted by Stockholm Science City. Joanna and Mikael were joined by David Bejker from Affibody AB and Jonas Jendi from Industrifonden. This webinar is in Swedish.
Tags: investment, patents, sale, strategy
EPO’s highest legal authority to decide if post-published data can support inventive step
By Michael Bech Sommer | Posted on August 17, 2021
The European Patent Office’s (EPO) highest legal authority, the Enlarged Board of Appeal, is about to be referred questions from the Board of Appeal (BoA) on whether data produced after the filing date of a patent application (post-published data) can be used as the sole basis to support the inventive step of a claim. Essentially,...
Tags: BoA, data, EPO, patents, post-filing data
The Business of IP – Understanding and Creating Value: Part 4 – Spin-Offs
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on July 27, 2021
In this six-part series, Anders Isaksson explores some of the critical factors and motivators for why companies, small or large, should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering a company’s long and short-term goals. In the previous article in this...
Tags: design, Intellectual Property, patents, spin-off, trademarks
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