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Easyfinance – New module available on IP data²
easyfinance is a new module in IPdata² that enables you to independently consult and extract your accounting and financial information, along with some business-specific information.
Trademark ownership and legal limitations: necessary use and comparative advertising
Trademark registration confers on its owner a right of ownership over this trademark for the goods or services covered by it (article L.713-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code – IP Code), which notably includes the right to prohibit its use in the course of trade.
Data protection March-May 2023
This quarterly LAVOIX newsletter presents a selection of legal news in the field of personal data protection for the period of March-May 2023.
New Guidelines for Examination in the EPO
In March, the European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new version of the Guidelines for Examination.
A word on plausibility and subsequent resumption of stayed proceedings
In November 2021, a Technical Board of Appeal referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding the notion of Plausibility and how it should be approached before the EPO.
Increased burden of proof for owners of well-known trademarks
The decision of the General Court of European Union (December 7, 2022, T-623/21, EU:T:2022:776, Puma SE / EUIPO – Vaillant GmbH) has been widely commented by the IP community.