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How implementing regulations will affect foreign patent applicants in China

By AWA | Posted on February 7, 2024

On December 21, 2023, the China State Council issued Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law (Regulations). The Regulations became effective on January 20, 2024 and compliments the fourth amendment to the Patent Law. The Regulations explain how several provisions of the Patent Law will be implemented as it aligns patent procedures with major jurisdictions. This...

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New decision on Utility Models from the Danish Supreme Court

By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on June 29, 2012

The Danish Supreme Court has on 16 May 2012 pronounced an interesting decision regarding utility models. Case no 331/2010 – RASN A/S’ utility model no. DK 2007 00003, concerns a device for loading and unloading cargo items into and out of aero planes. Previously, the DKPTO Board of Appeal for Patents upheld the utility model...

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Utility models are not what they used to be, at least not in Germany

By Kim Garsdal Nielsen | Posted on September 7, 2009

The German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) has ruled that there cannot be any difference between patents and utility models in the requirement for inventive step. Consequently, it will in most cases no longer make any sense to branch off a German utility model from a patent application if the latter is rejected because of lack of...

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