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| Date | Title | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| Thursday, 17.01.2013 | European IPR Helpdesk Bulletin Issue (8) | We are pleased to inform you that the eighth issue of the European IPRHelpdesk Bulletin has been released and is now available on-line.A number of events in the IP arena characterized this last year... |
| Tuesday, 15.01.2013 | Become an EU IPR Helpdesk Ambassador! New Cooperation Scheme with the Enterprise Europe Network | The European IPR Helpdesk recently launched a new cooperation scheme specifically designed to intensify collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network partners and to increase the outreach particularly... |
| Tuesday, 15.01.2013 | A survey on substantive Patent Law harmonization | The patent offices of Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States and from the European Patent Office, initiated a dialogue in 2011 concerning international patent law... |
| Friday, 11.01.2013 | The plan for the use and dissemination of foreground in FP7 | The European Union (EU) promotes research activities with the purpose of strengthening the scientific and technological bases of the EU. In this way, the Union ensures sustainable growth, more and... |
| Thursday, 10.01.2013 | CJEU: use in one single member state can be considered genuine use of CTM | The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has recently ruled on in an interesting case (C‑149/11) on the genuine use of the community trade mark (CTM).The Court, without elaborating on its statement,... |
| Tuesday, 08.01.2013 | Discussions on the new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation | The new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation was presented in Brussels and discussed with representatives of the diplomatic community.The strategy was presented by... |
| Thursday, 03.01.2013 | Commission staff working document: Towards enhanced patent valorisation for growth and jobs | The European Commission services have produced a Staff Working Document to serve as a basis for future discussions with other EU Institutions and beyond on the need to enhance patent valorisation.... |
| Thursday, 03.01.2013 | EPO and USPTO launch Cooperative Patent Classification | The European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) yesterday launched the Cooperative Patent Classification scheme (CPC), a global classification system for... |
| Wednesday, 19.12.2012 | Commission urges industry to deliver innovative solutions for greater access to online content | The European Commission has adopted a Communication which sets out parallel tracks of action to be undertaken during the Commission's term of office to ensure that the EU's copyright... |
| Wednesday, 19.12.2012 | Leveraging patents for business growth | IP rights are meant to provide companies with a solid foundation for thei business success. Patent portfolio in particular can be an exceptional means to exploit innovation in the market place and... |
