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European trademark protection allowed for Apple store layout
The European Court of Justice has decided that Apple’s retail store layout can be protected as a trademark in Europe. Apple was granted trademark protection for its store layout –…
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Monkey selfies: animals cannot own copyright
One of the most popular news stories this summer was the ape that swiped the camera from a wildlife photographer to take a series of photos of itself – selfies….
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Apple and Samsung end patent disputes outside of the United States
Apple and Samsung recently agreed to withdraw all pending patent and registered design disputes between their companies in all countries except the United States. This includes disputes in the United…
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European patents can be validated in Tunisia
The European Patent Office (EPO) has signed an agreement with Tunisia under the terms of which the North African country recognises the validity of European patents. The agreement means that…
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Belgium and Denmark ratifies patent agreement
The governments of Belgium and Denmark have ratified the agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This means that in total five member states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France and Sweden) are…
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Swedish patents in English from 1 July
In practice, this means that an applicant who wishes that notices, decisions during the case handling and other official documents shall be in English, and who wants to reply to…
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Sweden has ratified the Unified Patent Court
The Swedish parliament recently approved a government proposal for a unitary patent protection in the EU. This means that Sweden, following Austria and France, ratifies the agreement on a Unified…
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Danes say yes to the Unified Patent Court
The clear support to the European Unified Patent Court is remarkable. The last referendum in Denmark was 14 year ago in 2000 on the implementation of the EURO, and the…
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Swedes nominated for European innovation prize
Swedish innovators is behind two out of fifteen nominations for the European Innovator Award, which is presented by the European Patent office (EPO). Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin are nominated…
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Samsung filed the most European patent applications
Demand for patent protection in Europe continues to grow, with more applications being filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) than ever – 266,000 in 2013, up from 258,000 in…