Austria closes the loop – the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement has entered into force
21 Jan 2022
Austria has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement....
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UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime
19 Jan 2022
News from the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO):
Any change to the Exhaustion of Rights framework for the UK has the potential to affect many...
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IP Federation Review 2021 now available
04 Jan 2022
The annual newsletter in which the IP Federation reviews its previous year’s activities, IP Federation Review 2021 (formerly Trends and Events), has now been published.
It provides...
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TAKE NOTE - European Commission holds public consultation on their Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List
31 Dec 2021
The European Commission has launched a public consultation which aims at identifying online service providers and physical marketplaces located outside the European Union that...
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AIPPI // Adopts new resolutions in patents, trade marks, designs and IP rights
06 Dec 2021
On 22 October 2021, the AIPPI World Congress adopted several new Resolutions, including
Q276-RES-2021 concerning the "2021 - Study Question - Patent. Inventiveness and sufficiency...
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The IPO seeks your help with user research and testing for its Transformation Programme
17 Sep 2021
The IPO has published an update on its 'One IPO' Transformation project launched in April 2021, and seeks your help with user research and...
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Enter the EPO's Young Inventors Prize
14 Sep 2021
Since its announcement earlier this year, the Young Inventors Prize has caught the attention of young innovators everywhere.
If you would like to enter or...
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