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ACTA – EU Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting

ACTA – EU Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting

21 May 2009 Brussels

21 May 2009 Brussels
EPC' Important Changes

EPC’ Important Changes

I. Important changes in the Rules of the EPC 1. Time limit of filing of Divisional applications Applicants will no longer have the opportunity to file divisional applications at any time during the pendency of a European application. According to the new rules, in addition to the pendency of the application, there will be a further […]

I. Important changes in the Rules of the EPC 1. Time limit of filing of Divisional applications Applicants will no longer have the opportunity to file divisional applications at any time during the pendency of a European application. According to the new rules, in addition to the pendency of the application, there will be a further […]
Public Seminar “How to understand EPO search reports & written opinions”

Public Seminar “How to understand EPO search reports & written opinions”

European Patent Office, Berlin

European Patent Office, Berlin
ACCESSION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC TO THE 1991 ACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE

ACCESSION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC TO THE 1991 ACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE

Geneva, May 12, 2009

Geneva, May 12, 2009
INTA- 131st ANNUAL MEETING

INTA- 131st ANNUAL MEETING

MAY 16 – 20, 2009 SEATTLE

MAY 16 – 20, 2009 SEATTLE
EPO begins search for new president

EPO begins search for new president

Alison Brimelow, president of the EPO, will not stand for a second term after her three-year contract to the staff at the IP office. Member states will now begin the process of recruiting a successor. Jesper Kongstad, head of the Danish IP office and deputy chair of the EPO’s Administrative Council, which consists of representatives […]

Alison Brimelow, president of the EPO, will not stand for a second term after her three-year contract to the staff at the IP office. Member states will now begin the process of recruiting a successor. Jesper Kongstad, head of the Danish IP office and deputy chair of the EPO’s Administrative Council, which consists of representatives […]
International Trademark Registrations Top One Million

International Trademark Registrations Top One Million

Geneva, May 11, 2009 PR/2009/589

Geneva, May 11, 2009 PR/2009/589
Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Geneva, May 1, 2009

Geneva, May 1, 2009
Pooley nominated as WIPO deputy director-general

Pooley nominated as WIPO deputy director-general

Barack Obama’s administration has nominated Morrison & Foerster partner Jim Pooley to be a deputy director-general at WIPO His nomination will have to be approved by WIPO’s 184 member states at a meeting in September. There are four deputy director-general positions at WIPO, one of which is vacant following Francis Gurry’s election as director-general last […]

Barack Obama’s administration has nominated Morrison & Foerster partner Jim Pooley to be a deputy director-general at WIPO His nomination will have to be approved by WIPO’s 184 member states at a meeting in September. There are four deputy director-general positions at WIPO, one of which is vacant following Francis Gurry’s election as director-general last […]
WIPO events during the weeks of May 11, 2009 to May 24, 2009

WIPO events during the weeks of May 11, 2009 to May 24, 2009

WIPO Conferences, Meetings and Seminars In Geneva: -       From 11 May 2009 to 15 May 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - WIPO-CAIPR Intensive IPR Appreciation Course for SMEs This training program will be an opportunity to entrepreneurs, regulatory agencies, lawyers and Chambers of Commerce to be trained on IP related issues relevant to entrepreneurship and competitiveness of […]

WIPO Conferences, Meetings and Seminars In Geneva: -       From 11 May 2009 to 15 May 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - WIPO-CAIPR Intensive IPR Appreciation Course for SMEs This training program will be an opportunity to entrepreneurs, regulatory agencies, lawyers and Chambers of Commerce to be trained on IP related issues relevant to entrepreneurship and competitiveness of […]
USPTO just released a new precedential decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, which is only the 19th precedential decision of the Board

USPTO just released a new precedential decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, which is only the 19th precedential decision of the Board

The USPTO just released a new precedential decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, which is only the 19th precedential decision of the Board.  The decision is Ex parte Catlin, Appeal 2007-3072 (BPAI 2/3/2009)(Expanded panel including Chief Administrative Patent Judge (CAPJ) Fleming, Vice CAPJ Moore, and APJs Horner, Walker, and Mohanty).  In this […]

The USPTO just released a new precedential decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, which is only the 19th precedential decision of the Board.  The decision is Ex parte Catlin, Appeal 2007-3072 (BPAI 2/3/2009)(Expanded panel including Chief Administrative Patent Judge (CAPJ) Fleming, Vice CAPJ Moore, and APJs Horner, Walker, and Mohanty).  In this […]
Europe honours the inventors of the year

Europe honours the inventors of the year

Gifted guardians of life and the environment Prague/Brussels, 28 April 2009 Health and the environment were the big winners when the European Commission and the European Patent Office presented the 2009 European Inventor of the Year awards. In the presence of the Head of the Czech Parliament Miloslav Vlček and over 400 guests in Prague […]

Gifted guardians of life and the environment Prague/Brussels, 28 April 2009 Health and the environment were the big winners when the European Commission and the European Patent Office presented the 2009 European Inventor of the Year awards. In the presence of the Head of the Czech Parliament Miloslav Vlček and over 400 guests in Prague […]
BULGARIAN DAY OF COSMETICS

BULGARIAN DAY OF COSMETICS

MAY 15, 2009

MAY 15, 2009
Public Seminar "How to understand EPO search reports & written opinions" – 14 – 16 July 2009 – European Patent Office, Berlin

Public Seminar “How to understand EPO search reports & written opinions” – 14 – 16 July 2009 – European Patent Office, Berlin

This public training focuses both on the establishment of a search report and a written opinion issued by the EPO and on the interpretation of the information contained therein.   The programme takes into account the needs of different technical areas and   those of patent intelligence.   Supported by lectures and exercises, trainees will […]

This public training focuses both on the establishment of a search report and a written opinion issued by the EPO and on the interpretation of the information contained therein.   The programme takes into account the needs of different technical areas and   those of patent intelligence.   Supported by lectures and exercises, trainees will […]
IIPA Statement on USTR’s Decisions in its 2009 Special 301 Review Affecting Copyright Protection and Enforcement Around the World

IIPA Statement on USTR’s Decisions in its 2009 Special 301 Review Affecting Copyright Protection and Enforcement Around the World

For Immediate Release China and Russia remain major concerns for the copyright industries Canada and Indonesia elevated to the Priority Watch List Washington — Today the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a coalition of seven trade associations representing the copyright-based industries, welcomed the decisions announced by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk in USTR’s annual Special […]

For Immediate Release China and Russia remain major concerns for the copyright industries Canada and Indonesia elevated to the Priority Watch List Washington — Today the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a coalition of seven trade associations representing the copyright-based industries, welcomed the decisions announced by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk in USTR’s annual Special […]
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