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| Date | Title | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 28.02.2013 | EU Commission proposal for revision the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) | The European Commission has opened a public consultation regarding the revision of rules on technology transfer agreements with a view to changing the existing exemptions.The Commission may impose... |
| Tuesday, 26.02.2013 | The European Trade Mark and Design Network | The European Trade Mark and Design Network brings together the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM) and National Intellectual Property Offices in the EU member states, aiming at... |
| Thursday, 21.02.2013 | Agreement on Unified Patent Court signed | The international agreement for establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed on Tuesday, February 19, in Brussels by 25 Member States. While Bulgaria is expected to sign in the coming days... |
| Thursday, 21.02.2013 | New IP App for small businesses | The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) have launched in partnership with Swansea University and Intellectual Property (IP) Wales, an IP App aimed at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to help... |
| Tuesday, 19.02.2013 | Poland will not sign the new legislation on the Unified Patent Court | Polish officials have declared that will not sign the new regulation on the Unified Patent Court, after having declared some months ago their support on this new tool.The main concerns of Polish... |
| Wednesday, 13.02.2013 | EU IPR Helpdesk webinars: new courses in March | We continue our series of web-based training courses with two more webinars in March. This time the focus will be on aspects related to IP management and business planning with IP. Interested?... |
| Tuesday, 12.02.2013 | IP PANORAMA new module on "IP Issues in Franchising" | IP Panorama, a “Joint Development of E-learning Content” developed by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and the World... |
| Thursday, 07.02.2013 | EC launches copyright “Licences for Europe” initiative | “Technology and copyright can go together”, said Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission (EC) responsible for the Digital Agenda in a speech given earlier this week in... |
| Tuesday, 05.02.2013 | Launch of new EU IPR Helpdesk webinar series 2013 | The EU IPR Helpdesk team kicks off its series of web-based training courses in 2013 with two first webinars in February. Should you be interested in deepening your knowledge in the field of IP and... |
| Tuesday, 05.02.2013 | Knowledge Transfer From Public Research Organisations | The European Parliament commissioned a study on the role of the Knowledge Transfer Offices within Public Research Organisations in knowledge transfer. The study analyses the practices in European... |
| Tuesday, 05.02.2013 | Commercialising Intellectual Property: Joint Ventures | “Commercialising IP” is a series of fact sheets aiming to provide an introduction to the forms of commercialisation that can be useful for less advanced public likely to be involved in... |
| Tuesday, 05.02.2013 | Mediation on private copying and reprography levies: recommendations now available | In 2012, António Vitorino, former Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, had discussions with key stakeholder on private copying and reprography levies. These dialogues had two main objectives:to... |
| Thursday, 31.01.2013 | European Share in Patent Filings declines | Although the European Patent Office (EPO) announced that European patent filings have arisen by 5.7% in 2012, a closer look reveals that the share of European companies in registrations has fallen to... |
| Tuesday, 29.01.2013 | Better EU customs tools to combat pirated and counterfeited goods | Last week the Internal Market Committee MEPs endorsed new customs rules aimed at giving customs officials better tools to confiscate, store and destroy goods infringing intellectual property rights.... |
| Thursday, 24.01.2013 | China made substantial progress in IP enforcement in 2012 | According to officials of the State Intellectual Property Office, last year, IP authorities have taken several steps to promote intellectual property protection, for example, special campaigns were... |
| Thursday, 24.01.2013 | PATENTSCOPE Webinars | The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) organises webinars to deliver information, training and updates on the PATENTSCOPE search system.The next sessions will focus on “The... |
| Tuesday, 22.01.2013 | A new record of the EPO: European patent filings keep growing | Last year, the European Patent Office (EPO) received more 5.7% of patent applications in comparison with 2011, establishing a new record.According to the EPO, the trends of last year persist:Most... |
| Thursday, 17.01.2013 | New customs action plan to combat intellectual property right infringements | At its last competitiveness meeting, the Council of the European Union adopted a resolution approving the launch of an EU customs action plan to combat intellectual property right (IPR) infringements... |
| Thursday, 17.01.2013 | EPO Innovation Contest - a competition for university students | In the 40th anniversary of the signing of the European Patent Convention (EPC), the European Patent Office (EPO) has launched a competition open to students of all disciplines who are at least 18... |
| Thursday, 17.01.2013 | INTA calls all European trade mark students | The International Trademark Association (INTA) is offering five Student Scholarships, to give students of trade mark law a considerable degree of support and assistance in attending its Annual... |
