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1507, 2025

The rules of the (video) game

(e)sport, IP/IT, Publications|

The video game industry has changed since the release of the arcade game Pong in 1972. The law has always had difficulty grasping video games. Today, case law identifies a video game, made up of several elements, as a “complex work”. This notion is vague and raises questions about its consequences. +

1906, 2025

Temporal jurisdiction of the UPC

Patent, Publications|

In appeal decision APL_8790/2025, dated June 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of the UPC confirmed the temporal competence of the UPC for acts which occurred before the entry into force of the UPC Agreement and during the opt-out period when the opt-out was withdrawn prior to filing the action before the UPC. +

1802, 2025

Jurisdiction of the UPC: decision of the Court of Appeal

Blog, Patent, UPC|

In this important decision (UPC_CoA_30/2024 APL_ 4000/2024 Fives ECL, SAS vs. REEL GmbH) the court of appeal decided whether the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has competence for deciding about damages for on infringement decided by a national court and whether it has jurisdiction an acts of infringement committed before the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA). +

1301, 2025

Patent protection for methods for treatment in Europe and the US

Patent, IP Alert Brevet, Publications|

For European patents, methods for treatment by surgery or therapy are explicitly excluded from patentability by the legislation (Article 53 EPC), although the case law of the European Patent Office has evolved towards a more permissive practice than in the past. Medical devices are not excluded, however, and may be the subject of a European patent application. +

107, 2024

Milan: the IP place to be!

Patent, Publications, UPC|

On June 27, 2024, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened a new section of the Central Division in Milan, following the decision of the Administrative Committee of 26 June 2023 amending the Agreement relating to the Unified Patent Court (UPCA) to establish a section of the Central Division in Milan. +

603, 2024

Trademark protection for the Lego® toy figures: child’s play?

Publications, Trademark|

On 6 December 2023, the General Court of the European Union dismissed two invalidity actions brought by BB Services GmbH against two three-dimensional trademarks relating to toy figures, on the grounds that their shapes are not exclusively dictated by the nature of the product itself or by a shape necessary to obtain a technical result (General Court of the European Union judgements T-297/22 and T-298/22). +

1212, 2023

New edition of the IP Barometer

Corporate, Publications|

Created more than 10 years ago to gain a better understanding of developments in intellectual property, the IP Barometer also enables us to develop our services to better meet our clients’ expectations in terms of protecting and enhancing the value of their intangible assets. +

709, 2023

Tolerating is risky!

Publications, Trademark|

Often commented on, the FREE v. FREE SBE decision (Paris Court of Appeal – Pôle 05 ch. 02, January 14, 2022 / n° 20/05019, S. A.S. FREE/S. A.S. FREE SBE) raises the question of the starting point of the period of limitation in consequence of acquiescence. +

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