NOTICES
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Divisional Applications
18. October 2013
European Patent Law
It has now been officially confirmed that the EPO will change the prerequisites for filing divisional applications. The Administrative Council decided that the respective Rules of the European patent...
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Update on the unitary patent: CJEU dismisses the actions brought by Spain and Italy
16. April 2013
EUROPEAN LAW
In a decision issued today for joined cases Kingdom of Spain (C 274/11) and Italian Republic (C 295/11) v. Council of the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed...
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Update Unitary Patent: International agreement on a Unified Patent Court signed by the Member States
19. February 2013
EUROPEAN LAW
Today 24 Member States1,2 signed the international agreement on a Unified Patent Court (“UPC agreement”). The agreement is the third element of the so-called “unitary patent package”, further...
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