At the Competitiveness Council meeting today the United Kingdom minister for Intellectual Property announced that the UK intends to ratify the UPC Agreement and stated in a press release that: “The UK will continue with preparations for ratification over the coming months. It will be working with the Preparatory Committee […]
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Conference on the nordic-baltic regional division of the unified patent court
KIPA attended the conference that was held on February 11 2016 and took place in Stockholm.
Read MoreOHIM becomes EUIPO
On the 13 – 15 of October 2015 INTA – the International Trademark Association – for the first time held their annual TMAP Meeting in Europe. The TMAP meeting is for Trade Mark Administrators and Practioners, providing Continued legal training for professionals. This time the meeting focus was on the […]
Read MoreHuawei v ZTE decision by European Court of Justice: No power abuse if standard-essential patents owner makes fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory offer
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that owners of standard-essential patents (SEPs) should make a licensing offer on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms before seeking an injunction against the alleged infringement of a SEP. In the eagerly awaited judgment, handed down July 16th 2015, the […]
Read MoreWelcome to a MedTech West Seminar in Gothenburg on June 9, 2015
In this seminar KIPA’s Linus Byström and Erik Krahbichler will share their “dos and dont’s” when it comes to medtech inventions. Which part of my medtech invention can and should I protect? When and how should I do it, in order to secure its value in the most appropriate way? […]
Read MoreUnitary Patent – Italy perpares to join after Spanish challenge rejection by ECJ
On May 13, 2015, the Italian government announced that it will join the Unitary Patent Package, so that the Unitary Patent Regulation and the Languages Regulation will take effect in Italy. This means that the geographical scope of the Unitary Patent will extend to cover Italy. Italy is already a […]
Read MoreMock Trial before the UPC
The UJUB, Union pour la Jurisdiction Unifiée du Brevet, recently organized a mock trial as an educational experiment to elucidate how the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) agreement and regulations would work out in practice. The purpose of the mock trial held in Paris on 2 April 2015 was to test […]
Read MoreRecent Decisions of EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal
EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued a number of decisions recently. Two decisions relate to Patentability of plants and plant products under the EPC. One decision relates to Clarity of claims and amended claims in opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO. …
Read MoreUnitary Patent Package Update
KIPA participated in the Unitary Patent Package Conference 2015 in Amsterdam February 5th and 5th. KIPA is thus acquainted with the latest news and developments regarding the Unitary Patent system and the Unified Patents court. The new system will be up and running in 2016, but it is smart to […]
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