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Leaving The EU Spells Uncertainty for Toy Innovators
Aug 25, 2016Harbottle and Lewis's Jeremy Morton takes a look at what Brexit is likely to mean for toy businesses when it comes to their intellectual property protection. Whether it’s safety regulation or data protection laws, the EU has had a ...
Tags: Jeremy Morton, EU, Harbottle and Lewis
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James Tumbridge Considers The Implications of The Unified Patent Court
Aug 15, 2014James Tumbridge, intellectual property lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, considers the implications of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) for Europe and whether it will help or hinder the UK’s electronics sector. The Unified ...
Tags: James Tumbridge, Electrical, Electronics
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The European Court of Justice Has Dismissed a Challenge
Apr 17, 2013The European Court of Justice has dismissed a challenge from Spain and Italy to a long-awaited European Union-wide patent scheme, moving it to the brink of approval. The proposed unitary patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) system, due ...
Tags: Computer Products
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European Commission Has Today Presented a Package of Initiatives
Mar 27, 2013The European Commission has today presented a package of initiatives to make trademark registration systems all over the European Union cheaper, quicker, more reliable and predictable. The proposed reform would improve conditions for ...
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Innovation Performance Improved Year on Year in Spite of The Continuing Economic Crisis
Mar 26, 2013Innovation performance in the EU has improved year on year in spite of the continuing economic crisis, but the innovation divide between Member States is widening. This is the result of the European Commission Innovation Union Scoreboard ...
Tags: EU, Gap, More Innovative
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Samsung Was The Largest Applicant for European Patents Last Year
Mar 8, 2013Samsung was the largest applicant for European patents last year. Siemens, BASF, Ericsson and Bosch were all in the top ten for applications and, for the first time, A Chinese company – ZTE – made it into the top ten. The ...
Tags: Samsung, patent, ZTE, European patents
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European Parliament Voted in Favour of New Patent Law to Provide One Regulation
Dec 21, 2012The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new patent law to provide one regulation and one court to cover inventions across the European Union (EU). Currently EU citizens can either apply for a national patent in their own country ...
Tags: European Parliament, national patent, unitary patent, patent system