A full list of FICPI Resolutions may be downloaded by clicking here.
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| Speed of design examination and availability of deferral | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Controls on Foreign Filing of Patent Applications | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Principles for Preliminary Injunctions | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Influence of a Title or a product indication of a Design on the Scope of Protection | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Human-centric use of AI in the IP system | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Inventive step assessment of antibody claims | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| The importance of cooperation in the IP ecosystem | Executive Committee Meeting - Naples 2025 |
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| Procedural Rules for ex-officio objections in Contentious Proceedings | Executive Committee Meeting - Goa 2024 |
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| Standard Requirements and Handling of Full-text Patent Applications | Executive Committee Meeting - Goa 2024 |
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| The Registration of the Unitary SPC for Medicinal Products must be under the Control of the UPC | Executive Committee Meeting - Goa 2024 |
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| Third party observations on patent applications and patents under opposition | Executive Committee Meeting - Goa 2024 |
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| Replacement of single gender references in IP laws, rules and guidelines | Executive Committee Meeting - Goa 2024 |
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| Complete Examination of Trademark Applications | Executive Committee Meeting - London 2023 |
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| Standard Formats for Design/Design Patent Applications | Executive Committee Meeting - London 2023 |
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| Work of IGC of Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore | Executive Committee Meeting - London 2023 |
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| Complete Examination | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Compulsory Amendment of Description and Drawings | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Accessibility of trademark priority documents and removal of legalisation requirements | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Scope of Antibody Claims | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Test results submitted after the filing date | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Design drawings | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Flexible approach for missed deadlines and other mistakes | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Guidance for protecting NFTs as Trade Marks | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 2022 |
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| Suspension of the Russian Section | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual March 2022 |
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| Diversity, Equality and Inclusion | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual December 2021 |
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| Protecting IP rights in connection with COVID-19 Vaccines and treatments | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual May 2021 |
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| The Protection of Partial Designs | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual May 2021 |
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| Fee reduction – remedies in case of an inaccurate declaration | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual May 2021 |
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| Expedited examination of trade marks | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual May 2021 |
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| Access to Automated Search, Classification and Examination Tools Developed by IP Offices | Executive Committee Meeting - Virtual May 2021 |
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| Resolution Tracking [English] | Executive Committee Meeting – Virtual July 2020 |
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| Official Notifications, Deadline Suspension, Extensions of Time and Restoration of Rights During the COVID-19 Crisis [English] | Executive Committee Meeting – Virtual July 2020 |
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| 3D Printed Tissues and Organs [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Assessing Priority of Design Applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Virtual Designs [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Issuance of IP Office Guidelines [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Online Filing Systems [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Procedure for Challenging Unity of Invention Objections [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Substantive Aspects of Unity of Invention [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Turin 2019 |
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| Harmonised approach for the protection of GUIs and Icons [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Patent Eligibility [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Virtual IP firms abiding by professional and ethical rules [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Examination of slogan marks [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Conflicting applications [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| PCT National Phase Requirements [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| BREXIT and Trade Mark Use [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| BREXIT and European Patents with Unitary Effect [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| BREXIT and transition of EU registered rights and applications therefor [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Trademark Letters of Consent [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Trademark Applicants should be given reasonable length of time to respond... [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Late objections for lack of unity of invention [English] | FICPI World Congress - Toronto 2018 |
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| Protection of Country Names [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Hangzhou 2017 |
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| Administrative Measures before Patent Offices for Ensuring High Quality Patents [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Hangzhou 2017 |
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| TRIPs and Extreme Backlogs in Patent Examination [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Hangzhou 2017 |
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| PCT National Phase Entry by Electronic Means [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Hangzhou 2017 |
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| TRIPS Compliance [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Zurich 2016 |
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| Examination of applications for design protection [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Zurich 2016 |
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| Accurate registers in the Madrid System [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Zurich 2016 |
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| Avoidance of limitations of use of trade marks and trade dress [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Zurich 2016 |
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| Follow on Patents in the Pharmaceutical Area [English] | FICPI World Congress - Cape Town 2015 |
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| Information Disclosure Requirements from Patent Offices [English] | FICPI World Congress - Cape Town 2015 |
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| Office Cooperation and User Input [English] | FICPI World Congress - Cape Town 2015 |
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| Urgent need for legislation for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for Unitary Patents (UP [English] | FICPI World Congress - Cape Town 2015 |
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| Patent Figures in Colour [English] | FICPI World Congress - Cape Town 2015 |
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| Protection of trade secrets in the European Union (EU) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Barcelona 2014 |
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| Trade Marks in Black and White [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Barcelona 2014 |
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| Double Patenting [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Barcelona 2014 |
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| Mailbox Patents [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Kyoto 2014 |
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| Sequence Listing [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Kyoto 2014 |
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| Protection of Geographical Indications for non-food products in the European Union (EU) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Kyoto 2014 |
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| Industrial Applicability Requirement in Pharmaceutical Patents [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Kyoto 2014 |
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| Legal Advice by IP authorities [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| Subject Matter Eligible for Patent Protection [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| Confidentiality in IP advice [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| Privilege of Representatives in the Proceedings before the Unified Patent Court [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| National Phases of PCT applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| Restoration of Priority Rights [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sorrento 2013 |
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| Establishment of a specialised Trade Mark and Design Tribunal according to Article 257 TFEU [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cartagena 2013 |
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| Cooperative Patent Classification [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cartagena 2013 |
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| Paris Convention Article 4C4 [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cartagena 2013 |
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| IP5 Observer Status [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cartagena 2013 |
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| Search Tools of Patent Offices [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cartagena 2013 |
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| Patent Quality [English] | FICPI World Congress - Melbourne 2012 |
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| Coordination of Search [English] | FICPI World Congress - Melbourne 2012 |
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| Representation before Intellectual Property Offices [English] | FICPI World Congress - Melbourne 2012 |
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| General cooperation and communication between the IP profession and IP authorities to the benefit of [English] | FICPI World Congress - Melbourne 2012 |
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| Direct Communications from Offices to Rights Holders [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Post-Filing Amendments [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Reinstatement of Rights in Industrial Designs [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Dies Non and Electronic Filing [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Third Party Submissions on Patentability [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Voluntary Filing and Publication of Translations for the European Patent with unitary effect [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Technically Qualified Judges in the First Instance of the Unified Patent Court [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 2011 |
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| Grace Period (2011) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cape Town 2011 |
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| Standard for Re-establishment of Rights [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Cape Town 2011 |
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| Consideration of Test Results | Executive Committee Meeting - Munich 2010 |
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| PLT Relief and Reinstatement Measures | Executive Committee Meeting - Munich 2010 |
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| Patentability of Second (or Further) Medical Uses | Executive Committee Meeting - Munich 2010 |
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| Reduced Fee Regimes (Small Entity Fees) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| ACTA Negotiations [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| PCT Roadmap [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| Searches in National/Regional Phases of PCT Applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| Deferred Examination [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| Pre-Grant Publication [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Buenos Aires 2010 |
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| IP advisor/client privilege [English] | World Congress - Washington DC 2009 |
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| Consistent Application of IP laws and practices [English] | World Congress - Washington DC 2009 |
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| Support for the WIPO Standing Committee (SCT) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Florence 2008 |
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| Inventive Step at the European Patent Office [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Florence 2008 |
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| Madrid Trademark System Improvements [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Florence 2008 |
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| Grace Period for Unregistered Community Designs [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sydney 2008 |
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| Grace Period and Declaration for Patents [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Sydney 2008 |
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| Recognising the Unique Skills of the Patent Attorney Profession [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seville 2007 |
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| IP Information Services and Helpdesks provided by Public Authorities [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seville 2007 |
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| Divisional Patent Applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seville 2007 |
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| Prior User Rights and a Novelty Grace Period [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Amsterdam 2007 |
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| Representation by Intellectual Property Attorneys in Appeals [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Santiago 2006 |
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| Main Implementation Requirement for the \"London Agreement\" [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Santiago 2006 |
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| Fair Use of Trademarks [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Santiago 2006 |
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| Identity (\"WHOIS\") information [English] | World Congress - Paris 2006 |
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| National Intellectual Property Offices [English] | World Congress - Paris 2006 |
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| Quality Patents [English] | World Congress - Paris 2006 |
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| Opposition Practice [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Lisbon 2005 |
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| Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceutical Patents for export to Countries with Public Health Problems [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Lisbon 2005 |
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| Unpublished Prior Art [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seoul 2005 |
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| Prior Art Effect Irrespective of Language [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seoul 2005 |
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| Progress Towards Harmonization [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seoul 2005 |
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| Patent Attorney Services in the Internal Market [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seoul 2005 |
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| Proposal on Disclosure Requirements Relating to Genetic Material Resources [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Venice 2004 |
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| Trade Mark Opposition proceedings in the European Union [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Venice 2004 |
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| Proposal for a Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore 2004 |
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| SPLT Harmonization [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore 2004 |
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| Harmonization not Centralisation [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore 2004 |
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| The Patenting of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the EU [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore 2004 |
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| Community Patent Translations [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Singapore 2004 |
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| Development of the International Patent System [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| Strengthening the PCT International Phase [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| Implementation of the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| Qualification of Professional Representatives, and practice across national borders [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| Community Patent - Representation before the Patent Courts [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| ExCo Resolutions A: Consideration of Prior Trade Mark Rights in IP Offices [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| ExCo Resolutions B: Revalidation Patents [English] | World Congress - Berlin 2003 |
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| Grace Period (2002) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Prague 2002 |
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| Disclaimers [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Prague 2002 |
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| Exploitation of Patented Inventions [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Prague 2002 |
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| Information Disclosure Statements [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Prague 2002 |
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| Concerning the Doha Declaration on the TRIPs Agreement and Public Health [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Prague 2002 |
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| Multiple Invention Disclosures and Complex Applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Newport Beach 2002 |
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| Resolution on Small Entity [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Newport Beach 2002 |
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| Implementation of TRIPs in relation to Pharmaceuticals [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Goodwood Park 2001 |
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| Prior Art Effect of Prior Applications [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Goodwood Park 2001 |
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| General Principles of PCT Reform [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Goodwood Park 2001 |
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| European Patent Translations [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Goodwood Park 2001 |
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| Simplification of Guidelines in Patent Grant Procedures [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seville 2001 |
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| Harmonisation in Electronic Filing [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Seville 2001 |
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| Privilege [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| Uniform procedure for patent enforcement [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| Official Surplus [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| Maintaining the Quality of Patent Office Work [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| Business Methods [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| International Grace Period [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| Scope of software protection [English] | World Congress - Vancouver 2000 |
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| EPC translation requirements [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Helsinki 1999 |
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| The Profession of Patent Attorney within the Area of the Internal Market [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Helsinki 1999 |
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| Observer's Status at the Intergovernmental Conference [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Helsinki 1999 |
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| Resolution concerning the Diplomatic Conference 1999 on the Hague Agreement [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Florence 1998 |
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| Resolution Concerning Extension of Protection [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Florence 1998 |
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| Substantive Harmonization [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| Harmonization [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| Cost Efficiency in the Patent System [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| European Decentralisation [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| PCT Development [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| European Community Directive to Harmonize National Laws on Utility Model Protection [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| Improving the value of Patents [English] | World Congress - Copenhagen 1997 |
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| Officially recognised list [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Removal of exclusion from patentability [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Trainees' Exchange [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Right of Audience [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Code of Conduct [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Attorney's liability [English] | Executive Committee - Cannes 1988 |
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| Harmonisation of Patent Laws (1987) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Hilton Head Island 1987 |
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| Micro-organisms [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Melbourne 1986 |
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| Harmonisation of Patent Laws [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Melbourne 1986 |
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| Anti-counterfeiting - Which measures are to be proposed [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Melbourne 1986 |
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| Resolution to Accelerate the Admission Procedure [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Melbourne 1986 |
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| Protection of Computer Software [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Madeira 1986 |
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| Harmonisation of Patent Laws (1986) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Madeira 1986 |
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| Representation before the Common Appeal Court (COPAC) to be established in connection with the Commu [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Madeira 1986 |
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| Centenary of the Paris Convention of 1883 [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Vienna 1983 |
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| Grace Period Bis [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Vienna 1983 |
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| Annuity Payment Organisations [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Vienna 1983 |
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| Grace Period (1981) [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| PCT Procedures | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| EPO Documentation [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| EPO National Phase [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| Computer Software [English] | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| Limited Liability | Executive Committee Meeting - Edinburgh 1981 |
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| Proposed new Rule 856 EPC | Rio de Janeiro - Brazil November 1980 |
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| Necessity to Remain Agent of Record | Rio de Janeiro - Brazil November 1980 |
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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (B.I.R.P.I. Plan) | Executive Committee Meeting - Cannes 1967 |
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| Procedure for granting patents | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Bringing different procedures and legislation into line | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Protection of drawings and specimens | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Trade Marks and Specimens | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Protection of Pharmaceutical Products | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Reform of the examination procedure in the United States | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Professional activities of Patent Agents | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Extension of times | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Service Marks | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Obtaining a valid filing date | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Establishment of the Deontology Committee | Executive Committee Meeting - Rome 1960 |
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| Résolution 2 du Comité Exécutif, Copenhague, les 11 et 12 septembre 1959 | Executive Committee - Copenhagen 1959 |
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| Résolution 1 du Comité Exécutif, Copenhague, les 11 et 12 septembre 1959 | Executive Committee - Copenhagen 1959 |
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| Résolution du Comité Exécutif, Bruxelles, le 28 avril 1956 | Executive Committee Meeting - Brussels 1956 |
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