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How cool are Converse when your grandma wears them?

The infamous reality star Snooki was caught on tape in the MTV reality show Jersey Shore carrying a high

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New Global Patent Prosecution Highway to be launched to simplify use

Using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) for obtaining accelerated examination is set to become considerably simpler as 13 Intellectual

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“The more you learn, the more enjoyable it gets”

What does it mean that something is ”new”? New to you, new to some designated person, or new in

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Wider scope of protection for Swedish patents?

Last week the Swedish government referred an amendment of the Swedish patent law to the Council on Legislation for

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Patent Prosecution Highway: New possibilities for Swedish patent applicants

Swedish patent applicants and others using the Swedish Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV) as the office for first filing of

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Counterfeit brand products – A harmless tourist attraction?

What a bargain! A Gucci bag for 100 USD! A Burberry scarf for 75! Nike trainers, 25 US Dollar!

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The on-sale bar under the AIA

Do non-public sales in Europe destroy novelty in the U.S.? Among the many news that applicants have had to

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An End to Faking It

Contrary to what many think, IP-law is not subject to an EU-wide harmonisation. This is probably due to the

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The pride and joy of working as a Patent Attorney

What was your dream job as a child? My best guess would be astronaut, musician, actor, fireman, veterinarian or

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Russian documents unveiled

Russian is the 22nd available language in Patent Translate, a machine translation tool specially tuned – by Google and

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