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Exhaustion of plant variety rights:KANZI nicoter apples
Once material of a protected variety has been disposed of to others, the plant variety right (PVR) is in principle - there are some exceptions - exhausted. This is under the condition that the disposal took place by the holder of the right or at least with the right holder's… -
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Examination division need certified translation
In this recent decision, the Board of Appeal (BoA) had to consider the suitability of a machine translation of a cited document which had been used to refuse a claim for lack of inventive step. -
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EPO PCT Direct benefits for international applications
From 1 November 2014, the European Patent Office (EPO) offers their new 'PCT Direct' service for international applications filed as Receiving Office (RO). -
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Unitary Patent: Spains challenge should be rejected
Advocate General Yves Bot today advised the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) to reject the challenge of the Kingdom of Spain to the unitary patent. -
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Global patent prosecution highway (GPPH) pilot
On 1 November 2014, two new Offices – the Austrian Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - signed up to the global patent prosecution highway (GPPH) Pilot Programme, bringing the total number of participating offices to 19. -
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EPO launches PCT Direct service
From 1st November 2014, the European Patent Office (EPO) will offer their new 'PCT Direct' service for international applications filed as Receiving Office (RO). -
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Teva v AstraZeneca: concept of common knowledge
The legal test for inventive step in the UK courts - according to the Windsurfer/Pozzoli approach - involves an assessment of what would have been the common general knowledge (CGK) of the notional skilled person at the priority date of the patent. Once the CGK is decided on, it is… -
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Substantive patent law harmonisation: TJQ consultation
The Tegernsee Joint Questionnaire (TJQ) was the largest, most detailed survey on the four key issues for patent law harmonisation: grace period, conflicting applications, 18 month publication and prior use rights. -
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Legislative Reform Order and IP Act: law changes 2014
On 01 October 2014 two pieces of UK legislation will come into effect: the Intellectual Property Act 2014 and Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014. -
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"" > IP due diligence: "The patent covers what?"
No one likes to be surprised by what their patent protects or doesn't protect. Two recent news items have again emphasized the need for thorough due diligence of a firm's intellectual property rights (IPR).
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