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Oral hearings at the EPO mandatorily by videoconference from 4 January 2021

[13/11/2020] In the current context of travel restrictions, the European Patent Office has announced further measures regarding oral proceedings : 1. Postponement of in-person opposition...

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World innovation ranking 2020: France gains 4 positions

[18/09/2020] France moves up, this year, from 16th up to 12th position of the most innovative countries according to the Global Innovation Index established by the World Intellectual Property...

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Covid-19: Organisation of Intellectual Property Offices

[Last update: 16/07/2020] In this context of sanitary crisis and following guidance from governments, Intellectual Property Offices have taken measures in order to maintain protection of...

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G3/19 – Patentability of products exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process

[26/05/2020] On 14 May 2020, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued its decision G3/19 on the patentability of plants and animals exclusively obtained by means of...

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Unitary European Patent: Approval of the UPC by Germany is void

[15/05/2020] After the United Kingdom's decision not to take part in the Unitary Patent System and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) because of the "Brexit", the project has been halted again...

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PACTE law : New patent decrees

[13/02/2020] Decree n° 2020-225 of March 6, 2020 – Implementation of the opposition proceedings against French Patent The Decree n° 2020-225 of 6 March 2020 implementing opposition...

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BrexitDay, keep calm!

[31/01/2020] Following the approval of the Withdrawal Agreement (Act 2020) by the EU Parliament, the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union as from 31...

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Samoa Joins WIPO’s International IP Systems

[10/12/2019] On October the 2nd 2019, Samoa joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs and the Lisbon System on...

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New rules concerning the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for medicinal products

[05/07/2019] Regulation (UE) No 2019/933 amending Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products entered into force on 1 July...

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2019 Status Reports on IP Infringement

[19/06/2020] According to the 2019 report from the EUIPO and the OECD, that has just been published, the weight of counterfeiting and piracy is more and more important. Indeed,...

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Publication of the PACTE Law: significant changes on Intellectual Property

[23/05/2019] The famous PACTE law (Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation) was published on 22 May 2019 in the Official Gazette of the French Republic. The Law contains...

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Intellectual property goes green!

[14/05/2019] The importance of sustainable development, which aims at economic development without harmful consequences for human beings and the environment, is no longer to prove. In...

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