Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

While one aims to regulate and ensure that markets operate efficiently in a fair and competitive manner, the other aims to grant a certain level of protection which may be considered to have monopolistic tendencies. Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence.

Law 52

Law Patent Settlement Inventor 52

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

billion fine issued by the European Commission and considering the lack of a consolidated competition law in the UAE, businesses here may have been excused for being tempted to focus only on their competitive activities related to operations in Europe. However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Law Business Designs 52

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Freedom to operate searches provides you with important information about how much business opportunity there is for your firm in the industry, in addition to letting you know whether there would be any difficulties entering your chosen market. Is Software Patentable? Software patents are one of the oldest patents.

Patent 52

Patent Invention Inventor Technology 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Comparative Analysis section almost exclusively focuses on patent practices of developed countries. Such oppositions also result in IPO refusing applications (on patentability grounds) even when the Opponent has not appeared, e.g. the IPO’s Jan 2023 decision for 3596/CHE/2012 where Ms. Sonal had filed a pre-grant opposition.

Patent Application 141

Patent Application Reporting Public Domain Patent 141