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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Digital Speaks: Euro 2024 and Intellectual Property - What’s in Play?

BCLP on 6/26/2024

The European Championship has kicked off, and in the first of our series of blogs with the Euro 2024 tournament as our focus, we are going to explore another side to the Euros...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - Parallel Imports, A Global Phenomenon, And a Very Grey Area Regarding...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/7/2024

At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. They are also goods that are not authorized for...more

EU Study Shows Startups with IP 1000% More Likely to Be Funded

AEON Law on 10/31/2023

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have released a 61-page study showing that EU startups that secure intellectual property (IP) rights protection are 10.2 times more...more

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2023

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

UK - Retained EU Law Bill and intellectual property

Hogan Lovells on 12/15/2022

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-2023 was introduced on 22 September 2022, with the aim of repealing, amending or revoking certain EU law that was retained on Brexit, by the end of 2023. The Bill has the...more

Patent Poetry: Is a Design Law Treaty coming?

AEON Law on 10/4/2022

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced plans to negotiate a Design Law Treaty (DLT). The goal of the treaty would be to harmonize different national legal systems for protecting industrial...more

Intellectual Property & Health | News To Know – June 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/27/2022

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

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - May 2022

K2 Integrity on 5/9/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

2022 IP Outlook Report: The Developments Shaping European IP Law

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/2/2022

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

Intellectual Property & Health: Need to Know - France & Europe - February 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/21/2022

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

Intellectual Property & Health | News To Know - France & Europe - September 2021

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/29/2021

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

Alert: Brexit Readiness: Possible Key Impacts of the Conclusion of the Transition Period on 31 December 2020

Cooley LLP on 12/4/2020

On 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union and entered a transition period that is due to end at 11:00 pm GMT on 31 December 2020. At this point, it is still uncertain whether a new EU/UK deal will be reached. To...more

IP in the UK After Brexit: What Does It Mean for UK Business and Trading with the EU?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/2/2020

On 28 September 2020, the UK government made the Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (IP Regulations 2020), which amend the intellectual property (IP) regime in the UK to reflect Brexit-related...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2020

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/1/2020

In This Issue - The Evolving Relationship Between Brands and Athletes: What Comes Next - The dominance of social media allows individuals, including athletes and other influencers, to build their personal brand within the...more

COVID-19 Patent and Trademark Deadlines Extended

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 4/2/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, patent offices worldwide are taking steps to minimize negative impacts that patent and trademark filers may suffer. ...more

COVID-19 and Intellectual Property

International Lawyers Network on 3/30/2020

Despite the COVID-19 closures and cancellations, some governmental intellectual property offices have not extended deadlines, so parties should remain mindful that protections for individuals and businesses should not be...more

Intellectual Property Extensions Resulting from Coronavirus

International Lawyers Network on 3/27/2020

Currently, the USPTO is not offering extensions to patent and trademark application deadlines. The USPTO is, however, offering fee waivers to those affected by the coronavirus in the following situations....more

Covid-19 IP Update: Intellectual Property Office developments

Hogan Lovells on 3/16/2020

EUIPO - For those with European Union Trademarks (EUTMs), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain remains open although all staff are now working from home and it has extended all...more

Special Report - 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/12/2020

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

BREXIT’s Projected Impact on Intellectual Property Rights

Miller Canfield on 2/12/2020

Brexit finally arrived on Jan. 31, 2020, and we are now in the period during which the UK and EU will negotiate the final rules governing their future. During this transition period, the UK and EU will continue to recognize...more

Impact of Brexit on IP Rights

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2020

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

Happy BREXIT Day! What Happens to your EU and UK Intellectual Property?

Winstead PC on 2/3/2020

European and UK patents are not impacted by Brexit. The European Patent Office (EPO) is established under the European Patent Convention (EPC). The EPC is separate from the European Union and the UK is, now, one of several...more

A “No-Deal” Brexit—Key Implications for UK/EU Intellectual Property

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/29/2019

In the event of a “no-deal” Brexit, IP rights in the UK will be impacted. However, the UK has put in place various provisions to protect IP rights holders. Owners of European Union (EU) trade mark registrations,...more

Design Patent Protection For Replacement Parts

Ladas & Parry LLP on 9/23/2019

The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended...more

Implementation of the EU “Trademark Package” in France

K&L Gates LLP on 6/3/2019

Further to the adoption of the so-called Trademark Package at the European level, comprised of Regulation no.2015/2424 (as codified by Regulation no.2017/1001 dated 14 June 2017) on European Union (“EU”) Trademarks (the...more

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