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New EU Patent Rules Proposed by the European Commission
11 Jun

New EU Patent Rules Proposed by the European Commission

The adoption of a unified Supplementary Protection Certificates (“SPCs”), new rules for Standard Essential Patents (SEP), and a new mechanism for compulsory licensing of patents in crisis conditions in the EU are all suggested in a newly published draft by the European Commission (EU Commission). The EU Commission has suggested a unitary SPC for pharmaceuticals and plant protection goods as an addition to the unitary patent system. Until the Unified Patent Court takes effect on 1 June 2023 and the [...]

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Applications are now accepted for the European unitary patent system
27 Jan

Applications are now accepted for the European unitary patent system

There is now a pan-European coverage option for inventors’ intellectual property. The new Unified Patent Court currently accepts applications from inventors for a single unitary patent that would be enforceable throughout the EU. The EU regulations (No. 1257/2012 and No. 1260/2012) establishing the unitary patent system came into effect on January 20, 2013, but they will only be effective as of the date the UPC Agreement enters into force, which is the first day of the fourth month after the deposit [...]

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More than 93% of SMEs with intellectual property rights report a positive influence in the EU
04 Nov

More than 93% of SMEs with intellectual property rights report a positive influence in the EU

The third edition of the Intellectual Property SME Scoreboard shows outstanding statistics on how SMEs protect their inventiveness and innovation in 2022. Only 10% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU have registered intellectual property (IP) rights, such as national and European trademarks, designs, and patents, according to the 2022 edition of the Intellectual Property SME Scoreboard, one of the EUIPO’s flagship studies, which was published by the Observatory. Almost all (93%) SMEs with registered IP rights had a beneficial impact [...]

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13 May

Report on the Taxation of Trademarks and Complementary Rights in Europe

At the beginning of May 2022, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has just released a Report on the Taxation of Trademarks and Complementary Rights in Europe. The Report aims to give out clear guidance on the tax implications with regards to trademark lifecycle in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The report was announced during INTA’s 2022 Annual Meeting Live+, taking place virtually and in-person in Washington, DC, April 30-May 4.  With this report, the brand owners, and trademark practitioners [...]

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The Russian-Ukraine conflict brought a trademark infringement case to McDonald's Peppa Pig, a trademark infringement case to McDonald's Peppa Pig, trademark infringement case McDonald's Peppa Pig, McDonald's Peppa Pig,
08 May

The Russian-Ukraine conflict brought a trademark infringement case to McDonald’s Peppa Pig

The Russian-Ukraine conflict has created many heavy consequences worldwide. In the IP world, the damage might not be so clear as in other sectors of society like oil, gas, food, etc. However, there is actually one trademark infringement case deriving from the conflict, the McDonald’s Peppa Pig case. Peppa Pig Peppa Pig is a British cartoon launched in 2004. The show is incredibly successful to the point that its parent company was acquired by Hasbro for $4 billion in 2019. Peppa Pig [...]

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Keynotes learned from the Champagne trademark battle, Champagne trademark battle, IP battle of champagne, Champagne legal problem
22 Jan

Keynotes learned from the “Champagne” trademark battle

Champagne has always been one of the most favored drinks in the history of mankind. However, not all things that are too famous and good are ‘good’. As the decisions relating to the IP conflicts of champagne have come to a close, we now take a closer look at the keynotes learned from the “Champagne” trademark battle. In the IP field, when something is too famous, there will be many parties that like to use that famous in order to [...]

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Technology and Intellectual Property Rights
29 Oct

Technology and Intellectual Property Rights in EU

Copyright, database rights, confidentiality, and trade secrets are the most important IP rights in connection to technology (mostly software and data). Software and business processes that modify and process data are likewise covered by patents and rights to inventions, though not in the same way as data itself. Software, data, and other technological products are all eligible for trademark protection. Copyright Copyright does exactly what it says on the tin: it prevents the copying of information’s form or expression but not [...]

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15 Sep

The EAEU trademark: all of the necessary paperwork is in place, but there is one technical difficulty to resolve

Stakeholders with an interest in the Eurasian market are looking forward to the launch of the new Eurasian Economic Union trademark registration system (‘EAEU trademark’), which will allow them to obtain a trademark registration that is valid in all Eurasian Economic Union member countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. The Eurasian Economic Union’s Treaty on Trademarks, Service Marks, and Appellations of Origin of Goods was signed on February 3, 2020, and went into effect in April 2021. The adoption [...]

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How much is trademark fee for EU and UK? Fee of trademark registration in EU and UK
07 Sep

How much is trademark fee in EU and UK?

QUESTION Hi, we need to register our two brands in Europe & UK for rice product. What will be the total fee for trademark in EU and UK? We wait for your advice soon. Brs, Adam AAA IPRIGHT Dear Sa__, Further to our recent chat regarding registration of trademark in EU and UK for rice product, we would like to quote you as the following table. Registration of trademark in EU shall help you get exclusive use in almost country members. I. TRADEMARK IN EU – Stage 1: TRADEMARK [...]

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Procedure of Trademark In Vietnam
13 Feb

Procedure of Trademark in European Union

Procedure of trademark in European Union shall include the following steps:   Step 1: Trademark Search in European Union (Optional)   Trademark search is not compulsory. However, in order to know the availability of your trademark before officially filing a new trademark in European Union, it is highly recommended that you should conduct the trademark search.   The trademark search in European Union shall be available within 5-7 days   Step 2: Trademark filing in European Union   The trademark procedure in European Union shall take about 6-7 [...]

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