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PCT to the rescue

By AWA | Posted on April 22, 2014

According to Wikipedia, “time to market is the length of time it takes from a product being conceived until its being available for sale“. However, the success of the product can often not be determined until the product has been on the market for a period of time. For some products, the success is immediate,...

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“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...

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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...

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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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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...

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