New Edition of the Guidelines for Examination at the EPO

The European Patent Office have amended the Guidelines for Examination. The new Guidelines are valid as of November 2019. They include many minor editorial changes but also other changes, which may have an influence on the proceedings at the EPO. In the following, we have selected some of these changes.

PPH programme with Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Columbia extended

Inde : point sur la pratique en matière de demandes divisionnaires

L'appréciation de l'intérêt légitime du titulaire d'un nom de domaine

Read on overview about a decision of the court of cassation regarding domain name's owner legitimate interest.

Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G 2/19 - Oral proceedings at the Haar premises

Read an overview of the G 2/19 Decision.

Absence d'usage sérieux d'une marque : quels sont les justes motifs ?

Read an overview about a case of jurisprudence on the genuine use of a trademark.

PPH programme with Australian Patent Office extended

Read a short overview about PPH programme.

Canada – Brazil : the new members of the Madrid International Trademarks System

Read a short overview on the Madrid International Trademarks System.

New Directive on Copyright in the era of digital : online sales platforms exclude new responsibility regime

Adoption of the new directive on copyright : changes on the current regime of responsibility

New Regulation on the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) for medicinal products

A short overview on the SPC new regulation  for medicinal products.

Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/19 - Computer implemented simulation

Influence of a decision in the field of computer-implemented methods.

The In-House Lawyer - Spring 2019

Discover an article from Camille PECNARD and Alix CAPELY : overview of case law on the collection of evidence in IP cases in France.