JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2023

How does the EU's new Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system compare with the existing patent protection system in Europe, especially in Germany, where the greatest number of patents are enforced? By: Fish & Richardson

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

The programme will consist of lectures, case studies, simulation exercises and group discussions on selected IP topics, with an orientation towards the interface between IP and other disciplines. Joint Conference 2024 at the Palais of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. Global Ph.D.

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The IPKat

APRIL 1, 2024

The UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg Amidst the humblebrags and #blessed postings, LinkedIn these days is also full of posts on stats from the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Article 9(1) provides: " Any panel of the Court of Appeal shall sit in a multinational composition of five judges.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2023

Team Netherlands get together to discuss key UPC issues It is a rainy morning in New York as the AmeriKat contemplates how limited sun the sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has seen both here and in Europe. Blok (member of the Court of Appeal) and drs. A number of questions were raised by the audience.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

Building on the momentum of the final push towards launch of the UPC, the EPO has launched a stake-holder consultation on a proposal to unify the "fragmented" system for SPC registration. SPCs are national rights that provide an additional period of protection for a medicinal product protected by a patent.

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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

JULY 31, 2023

This year’s summit follows the launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and will inter alia allow participants to understand the industry’s reaction to the new court system and have candid discussions with European life science intellectual property experts. The IPKat has also negotiated a special discount for readers.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Sir Robin Jacob will lead a host of renowned speakers covering a variety of topical issues. Bird and Bird - Hybrid Event: The Unified Patent Court - The finish line in sight? (27 More details and a link to tickets will arrive in the New Year! Please find here more details.

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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

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. Crabtree v.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2023

Kat Friends Hanne Kirk and Charlotte Mittet Høfler analysed a recent Danish Supreme Court decision regarding the infringement of copyright in pottery, which held that the nature and the severity of the infringement provided a basis for lowering the requirement for proof of the amount of the loss.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

A Kat preparing a full report of his naps Events OxFirst - "The Influence of Women in IP: Women and the Unified Patent Court" - 28 April 2022, online OxFirst will host an online event on 28 April 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm CEST to discuss the role and influence women will have in the game-changing Unified Patent Court.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This annual conference will update patent litigators and attorneys on the ongoing European and EU initiatives in the field of patent law. This hybrid conference will bring legal practitioners working with the pharmaceutical sector up-to-date on the latest regulatory developments, legislative initiatives and case law.

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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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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

Harper continues with the topic of IP as complex phenomena in Chapter 2. The analysis is complemented by a case study of the MPEG-2 patent pool, as well as by suggestions for further avenues in economic research of IP. Cristof Augenstein follows with Chapter 3, where he discusses patent enforcement in Europe.

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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

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

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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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Over the next six weeks, we’ll release articles on the following topics. Part 1: The Four Pillars of Patentability. Part 2: A Beginner’s Guide to Patenting Software and Artificial Intelligence.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Injunctions are all the rage in contemporary patent law. This week marks the publication of a book by the IPKat’s Dutch friend and former GuestKat Léon Dijkman on the hotly contested notion of the proportionality test in European patent law, accessible for free here. Oh, how times have changed.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While many Congress attendees from around the world lined up for the Unified Patent Court boot camp and mock trial panels, this Katfriend opted to sample the day’s selection of soft IP offerings. Goldsmith (see IPKat post here ) was discussed and cheered on while the case heads to the US Supreme Court.

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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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. Hetero Drugs Ltd [Delhi High Court].

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SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

Topical Highlight. Varsha reported the significant development that the Delhi High Court issued a press release stating its plan to create an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) in the Delhi High Court. IPAB Issue Finally Comes to a Conclusion: Delhi HC Creates Specialist IP Division. Singh and Justice Sanjeev Narula.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Patents and the Magical World of Psychedelics by Bonnie Hassanzadeh. Introducing the College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents. First Time Interpreting Patent Agent Privilege. David Vaver.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Merpel gives the "German injunction gap" factor some much needed side-eye After the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Last week the AmeriKat posted a survey on the IPKat to check how many people have been able to access a security device that is necessary to access the Unified Patent Court's (UPC's) Case Management System (CMS) via strong authentication. 3 respondents entered additional information in the "other box" which is detailed below.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Over to Adam : "Patents and Technology: Perspective, Truth, and Change WIPO’s Deputy Director-General of Patents & Technology, Ms. Jorgenson also discussed how COVID-19 affected WIPO and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system. The panel discussed topics from the perspective of China, Germany, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.,

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