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Entry into force of the protocol on provisional application of the UPC Agreement (PAP)
The European Council has just indicated on its website that the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (also called PAP) has entered into force yesterday, January 19, 2022. +
How to select the european patent with the unitary effect (Unitary Patent)
Unitary Patent a unique protection for 17 states in Europe With the recent ratification of Austria, the European Patent with unitary effect (“Unitary Patent”) will be introduced soon. This title enables to get a patent +
German Federal Constitutionnal Court’s decision
By order of June 23, 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) rejected two applications for preliminary injunction against the Act of Approval that was adopted on December 18, 2020, for the purposes of +
The current state of play towards the set up of the Unified Patent Court
The Unified Patent Court Agreement will enter into a provisional preparatory stage once 13 signatory states of the Agreement including Germany, France and the United Kingdom and having ratified said Agreement have ratified or +
EPO announces raise of fees from 1 april 2022
The EPO’s Rules relating to Fees have been amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2021. The amended version of the Rules relating to Fees is applicable as from 1 April +
Preparation for the european patent with unitary effect at the EPO
The European Patent with unitary effect (“Unified Patent”) will be introduced soon. The final stage of the preparatory work will be accomplished by the end of this summer and the final missing ratification will +
Artificial intelligence system DABUS
Artificial intelligence system called DABUS cannot be named as inventor according to Decisions J 8/20 and J 9/20 of the Board of Appeal of the EPO Legal background Article 81 EPC stipulates that the +
Pharmaceutical trademarks and INPI applications for revocation (Loi Pacte)
I. Assessment of use with respect to products In our previous review of case law on pharmaceutical trademarks, we examined the differences in practice between the European Union and French courts in identifying the +
European Patent Office rated top for patent and service quality
The Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) once again initiated a benchmarking survey and let users vote among the world's five largest patent offices for the quality of its patents and services. Again, the EPO has +