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Key developments in IP: case law summaries

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 29 2013

The High Court ruled that declarations for non-infringement relating to foreign designations of a European patent can be brought before the English

European Commission kicks off technology transfer block exemption consultation process

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 22 2011

On 6 December, the European Commission opened a consultation concerning the current competition law regime applicable to technology licensing arrangements, as currently set out in the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBE) and accompanying Guidelines

Changes to divisional application practice before the European Patent Office enter into force on 1 April 2010

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 28 2010

The EPO are introducing severe restrictions to the time limit for filing divisional applications on 1 April 2010

Introduction of further procedural changes at the European Patent Office from 1 April 2010

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • February 28 2010

The EPO has announced a number of new rules which will enter into force on 1 April 2010

The ECJ finds that wine and glasses are not similar

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 20 2009

The European Court of Justice (the ECJ) has dismissed an appeal filed by Waterford Wedgwood plc of the decision by the Court of First Instance (the CFI), which rejected Waterford Wedgwood’s opposition to the Community Trade Mark (CTM) registration by Assembled Investment (Proprietary) Ltd. (the Applicant) of the figurative mark “WATERFORD Stellenbosch.”

‘Experimental use’ and ‘Bolar’ exemptions in the EU how far do these provisions extend?

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
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  • October 20 2009

Patent systems were designed to encourage and reward innovation

The opposition procedure before the European Patent Office

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 7 2009

In Europe, there is an Opposition procedure which can be used to challenge the validity of granted patents before the EPO

Patentability of methods of medical treatment and medical devices in Europe

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 7 2009

The European Patent Convention (EPC) proscribes the patenting of methods of medical treatment

European Patent Office to introduce severe restrictions on the filing of divisional patent applications - a fundamental change in European patent practice

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • March 31 2009

On 26 March 2009 the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office (EPO) voted in favour of changes to amend at least one of the rules governing the filing of divisional applications

Patent Prosecution Highway Program commences between U.S. and Europe

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 9 2009

Effective September 29, 2008, the USPTO began a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program with the European Patent Office (EPO