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Category: Insights
The UPCA Opt-in/Pin-out scenario
The Unified Patent court agreement (UPCA) has been ratified in 2014 by both Denmark and Sweden, so even if
Winning and losing – The battle of the Jensens
A decision from the Danish Supreme Court arose the public’s anger in September 2014 even though the decision –
Trademarks: Device elements – no longer a safe path to registration
For many years, adding device elements to descriptive words included in trademarks has been sufficient for obtaining distinctiveness – non-distinctive
New Patent Prosecution Highway possibilities for both Danish, Swedish and European applicants
As the PPH expands further, both Danish, Swedish and indeed European patent applicants are offered new possibilities of speeding
Revisions to Canadian Trademark Act
Earlier this year Canada’s government proposed Canada major changes to the Canadian Trademark Act and in June the bill
European patent validation in Morocco and Tunisia
Recently, the EPO has initiated work on a new interesting possibility for European patent applicants. Namely, the EPO has
Swedish supreme court: Trademark infringement is not a crime for which “the nature of the crime” motivates imprisonment
It is rather well-known that a trademark infringement may result in claims for damages. On the other hand, the
Nobel, Nobel …
‘Tis the season when the Nobel Prizes get announced, when science and scientists get their share of media attention.
Sweden and China make new Patent Prosecution Highway agreement
Effective 1 July 2014 the PRV (Sweden) and the SIPO (China) started a new PPH-agreement thus offering especially our
You have a right to remain silent
(Or: What do midwives and patent attorneys authorized in Sweden have in common?) As a citizen in a society,