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13 Jul 2011, 10:47 am
The IPKat congratulates the Office for reaching this milestone. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 2:21 am
Thanks go to everyone who has let the IPKat know about the finally-published 27 January 2011 decision of the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office in T-1244/07, 1-Click/AMAZON, upholding the decision of the Examining Division, that Amazon's "one-click" method of ordering was devoid of inventive step and that, accordingly, Amazon's application for a European patent for it should be refused. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 1:50 am
Today the MARQUES Class 46 weblog posted the most recent update of its little guide to the practice of IP offices regarding the receipt by users of their patent and trade mark systems of apparently official requests for payments. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 3:08 pm
Amazon’s One-Click Feature An Appeals Board at the European Patent Office (EPO) has ruled that Amazon.com’s 1-Click patent is “obvious” in view of the prior art. 1-Click buying refers to a technique in which online purchases can be made with a single click, using payment information entered by the user previously. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 1:36 pm
Abbot’s patent ‘551 was found to be unenforceable by the District Court, because Abbot failed to disclose to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a brief filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding an earlier patent, U.S. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 9:34 am
Those scammy so-and-sos who write letters to patent and trade mark applicants, masquerading as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or regional or national offices and seeking fees for non-existent services or valueless listings, have caused the IPKat to spring into action this week. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 7:26 am
(Patently-O readers can use Promo Code ENN794 for a $200 discount) [Link] The 2nd European Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law Forum will be held in Brussels, Belgium September 21-22nd. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 6:58 am
I’m not a patent lawyer, so weighing in here with my thoughts might be dangerous, but IMHO, the European Patent Office has it right. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 4:37 am
After all, the European Patent Office is famed for its slow oppositions -- but the IPKat thinks this is quite often a consequence of the parties' handling of them]. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 4:43 pm
Mrs Justice Macken then briefly turned to the issue currently being raised in the ONEL case (supported by the VP of the Hungarian Patent Office and the Danish IPO). [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 10:17 am
Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, Elio Fiorucci went all the way up to the Grand Chamber of theCourt of Justice of the European Union, which gave judgment this morning. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 4:28 am
All the way from the European Patent Office's Boards of Appeal's Bill Chandler comes a reminder that those who wish to practise before that august office must first qualify by passing their professional examinations. [read post]
3 Jul 2011, 11:08 pm
Raj Niwas, Proprietor of MHS (Spicy IP) Presumption of validity of a (an Indian) patent (Spicy IP) Israel Israel and US Patent Offices announce a superhighway – But so what??? [read post]
3 Jul 2011, 3:01 pm
It added that the removal of the cause of non compliance occurred on January 9, 2009, when the European representative was informed by the new US attorney that the case had been transferred to him rather than when the European representative received the notice of loss of rights from the EPO.The RS rejected the request for re-establishment; the present appeal is directed against this decision.Here is the verdict of the Legal Board of appeal:[1] According to established… [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 4:25 pm
Excerpts from the article are below: It is even more challenging for courts and patent offices in different jurisdictions to take identical positions on interpreting the same statute. [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 11:01 am
In the UK, the Intellectual Property Office advises Ministers who then decide whether the UK should submit any observations to the Court. [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 8:06 am
The IP5 is an ad-hoc group representing the five largest patent offices in the world – the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 7:34 am
A reader asks, "Do you know if there are any publicly accessible (online preferably) databases of European IP lawyers, patent and trade mark attorneys, and if so where might I if find such databases? [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 12:07 pm
The European Patent Office regards patent claims as a set of independent features which are examined separately in a more or less formal way. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 3:38 am
What Impact Will Patent Reform Have on the Patent Office? [read post]
