The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

As explained by ERA: After the successful start of a first course in December 2022, ERA, as a renowned provider of professional training in EU law, and Maastricht University, as an international university of excellence, will offer a second high-standard course giving patent attorneys the best tools to litigate before the UPC.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

Furthermore, it will look into opposition proceedings across Europe, with an insight of representatives of the National Patent Offices. UNION-IP’s Winter Round Table will be an opportunity to debate the most recent case-law regarding VICO proceedings in opposition and other proceedings before the EPO and to discuss the current best practices.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

life sciences conference before the UPC by Gabriele Girardello At the end of last month this Katfriend had the opportunity to attend a conference in Amsterdam devoted to ‘Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Europe’ (programme here ). The conference has become an annual event. A litigator Kat whispering in the ears of a poor UPC Judge (ph.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Design patents are hard to get, hard to defend even if you do get them, and hard to recover. These are a few of the claims a recent article from PatentlyO tackled while defending design patents - the US-counterpart for design rights. Most applications come from China, Germany, Italy, the United States, and France, respectively.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

On 14-16 March, this GuestKat had the opportunity to attend the "Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation" conference in Amsterdam, which, as many readers will know, not only hosts the Kattenkabinet museum (here below a sample of the oeuvres of the museum.), The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In addition, the fund provides for the reimbursement of 50% of the fees charged by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for obtaining international trademark and design protection, as well as the reimbursement of 50% of the fees charged by national patent offices for patent applications in 2022.

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The IPKat

JUNE 25, 2021

His first book “Inside the Patent Factory” was published by Wiley & Sons in 2008, and second book “Harvesting External Innovation” was published by Gower Publishing in 2011. The sale of patents by universities and research institutions is explored in Chapter 12 by Brian Love, Erik Oliver and Michael Costa.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Patents Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court (before that, the House of Lords) have all and for many years stressed the need for consistency with decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO. For more information, the programme and registration, click here. The event will take in Brussels and online.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts 1) Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais “ Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Obviously, these examiners also need to be given adequate time to scrutinize the ever-increasing number of new patent applications per year thoroughly.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

1 June 2023 marks a significant step forward for patent protection and enforcement in Europe with the commencement of a new unified European patent system comprising: A Unitary Patent, providing uniform protection and equal effect across all participating Member States on a one-stop-shop basis.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Topics covered include the economics of AI and IP, tech policy in AI, and trade mark law in AI. On November 16, the Cohausz & Florack law firm will conduct an online webinar on ‘ Unified Patent Court & Unitary Patent ’. Registration is available here.

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IP Spotlight

JUNE 13, 2022

The European Unitary Patent system is expected to (finally) take effect in late 2022 or early 2023. My partner Kari Barnes and I recently wrote an article describing what clients need to know to prepare for the European Unitary Patent system.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2022

The requirements for copyright joint authorship and co-ownership were the main topic of a new lawsuit in the U.S., PATENTS Green light for the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court in the EU! IPWatchdog comments on the future impact on patent protection and litigation in Europe. Is overblocking real?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2023

After a short introduction, it undertakes a close examination of the various IP rights from patents to plant varieties. In terms of structure, the book remains in a conventional and easy to follow format. Broadly speaking, each of these chapters starts with a short and accessible introduction into the philosophical basis for the right.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2023

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts 1) Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais “ Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. There have also been 52 automatic withdrawals due to requests for unitary effect of opted-out patents. Here are the most popular posts over the past few months.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Our members are leading European scholars and academics from various European countries seeking to share their views with the public and decision makers and to pursue the overall public interest on all topics concerning the authors’ rights, neighboring rights, and related matters.

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