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A brighter future for the EU patent

A brighter future for the EU patent 11 EU member states have decided to move towards an EU patent

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Supplementary protection certificates for plant protection products

11 November 2010 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling in the case C-229/09

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The USPTO decides to abolish the US patent classification system

The USPTO decides to abolish the US patent classification system   A very important development of the IP5 initiative

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EU survey now open for participation

EU survey now open for participation Every two years the European Commission conducts a survey in order to identify

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China to drive on to the Patent Prosecution Highway

According to a USPTO press release, the intellectual property offices of China (SIPO) and USA (USPTO) have signed a

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Software piracy in China declining

survey released by the State IP Office reveals that the percentage of pirated software installed on Chinese computers decreases

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IP in China? It’s not all bad

Recent statistics on the outcomes of reported IP litigations in the most important courts in China are encouraging: The

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Is use of a Community trademark in one of the EU member states sufficient?

As is well known, a Community trademark (CTM) must be put into genuine use within five years of the

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BRCA patents in Europe

An ongoing lawsuit in the US has attracted a lot of attention worldwide. The American Civil Liberties Union has,

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New dosage regimen may be patented, but no more Swiss-type claims

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO clarifies, in decision G 2/08 of 19 February 2010, that it

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