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Brexit: provisions regarding renewals are known !

Brexit: provisions regarding renewals are known !

As already indicated, the United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020 with a transition period expiring on December 31, 2020. It is therefore after this date that the Brexit and its consequences will become a reality.

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Cost distribution for non-attendance at oral proceedings – T2350/15

Cost distribution for non-attendance at oral proceedings – T2350/15

In the past years, the EPO took measures in order to streamline the opposition and appeal proceedings, including oral proceedings. Parties are essentially requested to use oral proceedings only to the extent necessary for defending their case.

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Invalidation of the Privacy Shield by the Court of Justice of the European Union

Invalidation of the Privacy Shield by the Court of Justice of the European Union

ECJ, 16 July 2020, Data protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximilian Schrems, C-311/18
In a judgment of 16 July 2020, the ECJ invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield. Transfers of personal data from the EU/EEA to the US based on this legal framework are now illegal, and companies can no longer refer to it.

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Brexit: The end of the transition period is approaching !

Brexit: The end of the transition period is approaching !

As you know, the United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020 with a transition period expiring on December 31, 2020. According to our information, there will be no extension of this period.

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Oral proceedings before the opposition divisions and the boards of appeal

Oral proceedings before the opposition divisions and the boards of appeal

We have reported in our IP Alert of April, which you can find here, that the Oral Proceedings before the Examining Division are now being held by default via videoconferencing, which was arranged in response to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Previously, this was only possible upon request. Here we present some changes regarding the Oral Proceedings before the Opposition Divisions and the Boards of Appeal at the EPO due to the spread of the Coronavirus.

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Marketplaces - can the mere storage of infringing goods be considered as a trademark infringement ?

Marketplaces - can the mere storage of infringing goods be considered as a trademark infringement ?

The company Coty Germany GmBH distributes, as a licensee, perfumes under the European Union trademark DAVIDOF. A third party was selling infringing products under that trademark on Amazon's platform. Moreover, that seller had also subscribed to the "Shipped by Amazon" program, under which the products are stocked by companies of the Amazon group, in this case Amazon FC Graben.

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EPO decision limits patenting of genetically modified animals

EPO decision limits patenting of genetically modified animals

For the first time the EPO has revoked the parts of two patents directed to genetically modified animals for ethical reasons.

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Judgment of the court of justice of the EU of 9 july 2020

Judgment of the court of justice of the EU of 9 july 2020

The ruling of the CJEU in the Santen Case C‑673/18 has been published.

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New rules regarding communication under Rule 71(3) EPC

New rules regarding communication under Rule 71(3) EPC

The EPO has decided to abolish the possibility of waiving the right to a further communication under Rule 71(3) EPC.

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Statistics of the German Patent & Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court

Statistics of the German Patent & Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court

Some recent statistics of the German Patent & Trademark Office and the German Federal Patent Court

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Oral proceedings before the examining divisions of the EPO are now to be held by default by vidéoconférence.

Oral proceedings before the examining divisions of the EPO are now to be held by default by vidéoconférence.

In the wake of the CoVid-19 outbreak, the EPO took a further measure to limit the impact of travel restrictions and lockdowns on the operation of the EPO and its users.

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Livre Blanc - Recherches d'antériorités en marques

Livre Blanc - Recherches d'antériorités en marques

Pour mieux comprendre l'importance de la recherche d'antériorités en marques, téléchargez dès aujourd'hui le nouveau livre blanc LAVOIX, "De l'importance de la Recherche d'Antériorités en Marques".

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