RUSSIA RESPONDS TO WESTERN SANCTIONS WITH PATENT RETALIATION -
On March 6, 2022, the Russian government retaliated against the West’s imposition of sanctions by issuing a decree permitting patented innovations to be used...more
6/27/2022
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Biotechnology ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
EU ,
France ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Medical Devices ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
While European intellectual property (IP) regimes have slowly digested the Brexit shock, brand owners are vacillating between optimism and apprehension in 2022 as they navigate continuous developments in IP law. At the...more
UNIFIED PATENT COURT -
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) should become a reality in 2022 or in the first few months of 2023.
The Protocol on Provisional Application (PPA) of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (AUPC)...more
2/21/2022
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France ,
Healthcare ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
Patent and trademark issues effecting pharmaceutical laboratories, biotechs, food supplements and dietary products professionals, cosmetics companies and medical devices manufacturers is continually evolving across France and...more
9/29/2021
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EU ,
France ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Revocation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Invalidity ,
Trademarks
The last year of the 2010s has been prolific in terms of important new pieces of legislation and case law within the European Union, and in France and Germany in particular. Indeed, the European Parliament and the EU Council...more
2/12/2020
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Parliament ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unified Patent Court
From 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State. This article outlines the main impacts of Brexit on intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, designs and models, copyrights, and sui generis...more
2/11/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Databases ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Patents ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation of Companies (PACTE) law, which was promulgated on 22 May 2019, includes provisions affecting several areas of French intellectual property law....more