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3 Dec 2008, 6:54 pm
October 27 and 28, 2008, the IP5 European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), China's State Intellectual Property Organisation (SIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) came together for the second time, this year on the beautiful vulcanic island of Jejudo, South Korea. [read post]
3 Dec 2008, 3:58 pm
Ms Mena Lo and Elaine Mak of Wilkinson & Grist China wrote a brief for IAM Magazine on the China Trademark Office's first trademark examination quality control inspection, after CTMO's officials exchanged experiences with China's Patent Office and and study case management systems used by IP authorities in the United States and the European Union.Read their article here. [read post]
3 Dec 2008, 8:00 am
    European Patent Office rejects WARF’s stem cell application EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal rejects Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) stem cell application due to human embryo destruction, the ruling based on European Patent Convention and EU Biotechnology Directive (IAM) (IPKat) (EPO). [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 6:03 am
WARF said of the EPO decision:"The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is disappointed in the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) rejecting the claims of WARF's European Patent Application No. 96903521.1. [read post]
29 Nov 2008, 3:37 pm
The European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal (EPoA) ruled on November 25th 2008 that it is impossible to grant patent protection to a certain stem cell application for reasons of public policy. [read post]
28 Nov 2008, 6:00 pm
Sharon Bowles (liberal/ALDE MEP in JURI) [IPKat comment: as well as being a Chartered & European Patent Attorney] is making an effort with a set of amendments, linking extension to a registration system for instances of inadequate remuneration for the performer (administered via OHIM, the European Trade Mark Office in Alicante, and subject to licences as of right). [read post]
28 Nov 2008, 12:49 pm
victories in fight for European BRCA patents (Holman's Biotech IP Blog) Europe: European Commission proposes strategy for dealing with rare diseases (Pharmacapsules @ Gowlings) US: Former House Ways and Means Economist claims 7-year data exclusive period is sufficient (Patent Docs) US: Medco predicts follow-on biologics regulatory pathway by 2011 (Patent Docs) US: Even after patent has expired, District Court has jurisdiction to set… [read post]
28 Nov 2008, 12:28 pm
(Content Agenda) MPAA effectively shuts down largest fan edit movie site (Techdirt) Final judgment: SCO owes Novell millions (plus interest) (Ars Technica) Coupons, Inc drops DMCA lawsuit against coupon hacker (Ars Technica) (Techdirt) McCain responds to Jackson Browne lawsuit (Techdirt) Judge quashes subpoenas where Boston University could not identify John Does ‘to reasonable degree of technical certainty: London Sire Records v Does 1-4 (Recording Industry vs The People) (Ars Technica)… [read post]
28 Nov 2008, 12:14 pm
: Peer International Corporation, Southern Music Publishing Co and Peermusic (UK) Ltd v Editoria Musical de Cuba (IP finance) Justice Kitchin upholds British Beer and Pub Association and British Hospitality Association appeal against decision of Copyright Tribunal on basis for calculation of fees which members have to pay for background music (IPKat) Contempt of court: the risks of false testimony in trade mark infringement proceedings: KJM Superbikes Ltd v Hinton (IPKat) (IPKat)… [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 1:36 pm
(Spicy IP) Both Hindi cinema and theatre are accused of copyright infringement by relatives of dead authors (Spicy IP) Dispute between Bisleri and Coca-Cola over ‘Maaza’ trade mark ends up in Delhi High Court (Spicy IP) Geographical indications: the BASMATI wrangle (International Law Office) Foreign geographical indications enter India: (Spicy IP) Trade mark search essential to reveal deceptively similar trade marks (International Law Office) Outsourcing… [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 5:45 am
Venue: the lovely offices of Lewis Silkin, Chancery Lane. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 2:52 pm
Following the IPKat's initial and follow-up posts -- and the readers' comments -- on the referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office of a number of questions relating to the exclusions from patentability of computer programs, this member of the blog team has been speculating on the deeper meaning of the EPO's current activity and what it could possibly signify.Right: "Can a computer program only be excluded as a… [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 4:59 pm
"If the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council is still in process of establishing the regulation, please provide is with the details of the progress. [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 2:58 pm
The European Patent Office ("EPO") recently announced that on October 28, 2008, the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has requested to become part of the European Patent Convention ("EPC") by depositing its formal instrument of accession. [read post]
15 Nov 2008, 8:01 pm
Italian-born Andrea has been a search and substantive examiner at the European Patent Office since 1997 but is apparently none the worse for the experience. [read post]
15 Nov 2008, 12:26 am
 Currently, the USPTO participates in PPH programs with the Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Korean and the U.K. patent offices, with the European pilot program being the sixth of such programs. [read post]
14 Nov 2008, 2:12 am
Same patent number issued for different inventions to Roche and CSIR (Patent Circle) Italy Italians seek protected designation of origin (PDO) for PAGNOTTA DEL DITTAINO for bread (Class 46) Macedonia Macedonia accedes to European Patent Convention (EPO), (IPKat), Netherlands Arla Foods victorious in summary trade mark infringement proceedings against Th. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 5:43 pm
The EPO has just announced that the government of Macedonia (apparently more preferably known as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", to distinguish it from a next door bit of Greece) deposited their instrument of ratification to the European Patent Convention on 28 October. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 4:26 pm
European Software Patentability Update   The UK-IPO issued a press release on November 7, 2008 regarding the patentability of computer programs following the recent UK decision in Symbian Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents in which the UKIPO's approach relating to patentability of computer programs was overturned: The President of the EPO has now referred a series of questions on… [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 2:50 pm
., European, and Japanese patent offices will meet to further formalize their efforts regarding patent prosecution cooperation. [read post]