The European Patent Office and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) have signed an agreement on the exchange of data between the two institutions.
The agreement, which was signed by EPO President António…
Article 124, III of the so-called "PACTE" Law enshrines the disappearance of the statute of limitations for revocation actions concerning industrial property titles. It was intended to put an end to…
Historically, China promulgated its first patent law in the 1980s, the result of its reopening and affiliation to the WIPO, which led to the country's joining important multilateral agreements, such…
The Unified Patent Court will lead to a concentration of forces in the European patent litigation sector. That is the expectation of Richard Ebbink, partner at Brinkhof, and Georg Rauh, partner at…
The preparations for the start of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court have gained momentum. In the upcoming week a high-profile conference on the UP system will be held in Brussels and a…
Innovation in healthcare of all types is on the rise in Brazil. As this article will show, large investments have been made and are continuing to be made across all parts of the sector. With…
Six months after ILOAT judgment No. 4551, ruling that measures restricting mass emails at the European Patent Office were contrary to the freedom of communication and must be set aside, the EPO…
The claimed methods of filtering, highlighting, and selecting portions of maps or other visual information for display had long been done by hand, and the claims failed to describe specific…
In an appeal of a PI decision, the Danish Eastern High Court has ruled to uphold the dismissal of Novartis’ application for a preliminary injunction against Glenmark, Zentiva, and Viatris, based on…
October 19, 2022 was a special day. It was the first day when the UPC website finally announced the names of the UPC's first 85 judges. JuVe's journalists quickly did their homework and provided…
