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Conflit entre nom commercial ou autre signe utilisé dans la vie des affaires et marque de l'Union Européenne

Conflit entre nom commercial ou autre signe utilisé dans la vie des affaires et marque de l'Union Européenne

La société espagnole RESIDENCE PALLADIUM a formé opposition à la demande de marque de l'Union Européenne de la société FIESTA sur la base de son nom commercial GRAND HOTEL PALLADIUM, notamment pour les services d'hôtellerie.

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IP5 Pilot Project on Collaborative Search and Examination under the PCT (CS&E) 3rd phase

IP5 Pilot Project on Collaborative Search and Examination under the PCT (CS&E) 3rd phase

The European Patent Office (EPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted in 2010 and 2011/2012 two test phases for collaborative search and examination (CS&E) under the PCT framework.

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SPC Manufacturing Waiver

SPC Manufacturing Waiver

On May 2018, the European Commission released a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) N°469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for medicinal products.

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Brexit : More clarity regarding the future of Intellectual Property rights in the United Kingdom

Brexit : More clarity regarding the future of Intellectual Property rights in the United Kingdom

Following the annoucement of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the question remained regarding what would happen to European industrial property rights. The Draft Withdrawal Agreement dated Frebruary 28th, 2018 sheds some lights on these questions.

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Statistics of the EPO and the German Patent and Trademark Office

Statistics of the EPO and the German Patent and Trademark Office

Read more about statistics of the EPO and the German Patent and Trademark Office.

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Livre Blanc - Recherches d'antériorités en dessins & modèles

Livre Blanc - Recherches d'antériorités en dessins & modèles

Pour mieux comprendre l'importance de la recherche d'antériorités en dessins et modèles, téléchargez gratuitement dès aujourd'hui le nouveau livre blanc LAVOIX, "De l'importance de la Recherche d'Antériorités en Dessins & Modèles".

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LAVOIX recognized « France Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year » by Managing IP

LAVOIX recognized « France Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year » by Managing IP

We are pleased to announce that Managing IP awarded LAVOIX with the “France Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year” 2018, its 6th MIP trophy since 2008.

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Trademark case-law – Designs : a high-risk disclosure

Trademark case-law – Designs : a high-risk disclosure

By a ruling dated March 14, 2018, the Court of First Instance of the European Union confirmed the cancellation pronounced against the well-known shoe design by the company Crocs.

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New rules regarding reduction of the search and examination fees for Euro-PCT applications

New rules regarding reduction of the search and examination fees for Euro-PCT applications

On 1 April 2018, new rules entered into force regarding the search and examination fees for Euro-PCT applications due at the European Patent Office.

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Validation of European Patents in Cambodia effective from March 1st, 2018

Validation of European Patents in Cambodia effective from March 1st, 2018

Cambodia signed a validation agreement with the European Patent Office, allowing extending the effects of European patent applications to Cambodia. The agreement entered into force on March 1st, 2018.

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Change of the time limit for paying the third year annuity

Change of the time limit for paying the third year annuity

The administrative council of the European Patent Organisation has changed Rule 51 (1) EPC regarding the advance payment of the third year annuity.

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Creation of a Chamber of invalidity and cancellation for lack of use of trademarks before the NIIP: state of the talks

Creation of a Chamber of invalidity and cancellation for lack of use of trademarks before the NIIP: state of the talks

At this time, anyone who wishes to obtain the invalidity or the cancellation for lack of use of a French registered trademark, either by way of claim or counterclaim, must bring the action before one of the French District Courts (Tribunaux de Grande Instance) having jurisdiction over trademark matters.

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