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Mexico Joins the Hague Agreement

[09/06/2020] On 06 June 2020, Mexico joined the Hague Agreement for the international registration of industrial designs. Mexico is the first Spanish-speaking country in Latin America...

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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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Is Amazon responsible for goods sold on its platform?

[19/05/2020] On 2 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled in favour of Amazon in the trademark dispute against Coty. The German company, Coty Germany,...

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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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COVID-19: ADAPTATION OF THE FIRM’S ORGANIZATION

[16/03/2020] In order to comply with the measures decided by the French Government to tackle Covid-19 epidemic, Germain Maureau has implemented a specific action plan to guarantee the...

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#InstagramColours #lackofdistinctivenessf#

[10/03/2020] The famous social network Instagram was refused the registration of its colour gradient as a trademark in class 9 and 12 by the EUIPO (decisions of 20/09/2019 and...

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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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First sound trademark published by the INPI

[22/01/2020] As part of the transposition of the “Trademark Package”, the requirement for graphic representation, which was so far necessary to register a trademark, has been removed...

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Happy new year 2020!

[02/01/2020] The Partners and Associates of Germain & Maureau wish you a Happy New Year 2020, full of innovation and new projects

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Happy Holidays!

[19/12/2019] Best wishes for a happy holiday season and our sincere thanks for your loyalty in 2019! See you in 2020 for new collaborations…

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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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