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New Industrial Property Code in Portugal

On their website, Baptista, Monteverde & Associados announced that on Monday, July 1st the new Industrial Property Code of Portugal has entered into force.

variety description

Variety description of parental lines and hybrids

In order for the CPVO to respect its commitment to openness and to better address public access requests, including in case where the subject matter is a parental line or a hybrid, variety descriptions (VDs) of parental lines and hybrids are now publicly available on the CPVO website.

Klaus Feichtinger

Winners of the European Inventor Award 2019 – Industry

Klaus Feichtinger and Manfred Hackl Invention: Higher-performance plastic recycling

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ID5 Mid-Term Meeting in Tokyo

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) hosted the ID5 Mid-Term Meeting in Tokyo on 24 June 2019.

Albania Joins Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon Agreement

Albania Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement

Albania deposited on June 26, 2019 its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.

trademark applicants

USPTO seeks nominations for Patent and Trademark Advisory Committees

Nominations must be received by July 12, 2019

innovation quality

Global Innovation Index 2019

The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019 will be released in New Delhi, India, on July 24, 2019. The Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 129 countries and economies around the world. Its 80 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication.

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EPO honours exceptional inventors with European Inventor Award 2019

The European Patent Office (EPO) honoured exceptional inventors from Austria, France, Japan, the Netherlands and Spain with the European Inventor Award 2019 at a ceremony in Vienna.

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Intellectual Property Rights in International Trade – Public Hearing

Yesterday in Brussels, members of INTA Committee heard from experts, academics and industry how current IPRs impact trade and in turn how trade impacts IPRs. The hearing aimed at providing a view on existing IPR provisions in free trade agreements, their implementation and enforcement, possible improvements for the future, while taking account of the WTO […]

Judgment of Subjective Criteria in Patent Infringement

Judgment of Subjective Criteria in Patent Infringement

Company A, the patentee of the patent at issue, claims that its dealer has sold two products (robot vacuum cleaner) of the patent at issue with the indication of the patent number on the online shopping center of Company B. Also, Company A has authorized the patent at issue to another company who has also indicated […]

India

India Joins Three Key WIPO International Classification Treaties

India has joined three WIPO treaties designed to ease the search for trademarks and industrial designs, helping brand owners and designers in their efforts to obtain protection for their own work. The accessions underline India’s strong multilateral engagement with the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said.

2 million trade mark applications received at EUIPO

2 million trade mark applications received at EUIPO

The Czech company Crefoport s.r.o has become the two millionth EU trade mark applicant at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Crefoport s.r.o. is a business consultancy based in Prague, which has been assisting both Czech and international companies to manage credit risks since 1993.

orchid

Administrative arrangement regarding orchid varieties between CPVO and Taiwan

The Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Community Plant Variety Office signed an Administrative Arrangement on mutual Recognition of Examination Results for Plant Variety Protection of orchid varieties (Phalaenopsis and Doritaenopsis)

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Precedential Patent Case Decision – AVX Corporation v. Presidio Components, Inc.

This is decision on appeal from PTAB case IPR2016-00636. The PTAB held that AVX had failed to establish unpatentability of some claims (“upheld claims”). AVX appealed. The Federal Circuit concluded that AVX lacked standing, and dismissed.

European Inventor Award 2019

European Inventor Award 2019 – Vote now

The European Patent Office (EPO) invites members of the public to vote for their favourite inventor to receive the European Inventor Award 2019 Popular Prize. Votes can be cast for inventors or inventor teams from among the 15 nominated finalists. The winner of the Popular Prize will be announced by the EPO at this year’s […]

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