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Brazil joins the Hague Design System
Many companies have shown increased interest in the Hague System in recent years.
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22
Feb
2023
The New EU Clinical Trials Regulation: Implications for patent filings
The EU is changing both the amount of clinical trial information that may be made available to the public and the timing for publication
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27
Jan
2023
G2/21 Update – Non-Binding Opinion Issued
The EPO’s highest court shares its initial thoughts about when data can be filed to support inventive step
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14
Oct
2022
Final UPC Rules of Procedure now published
The new rules came into effect on 1st September
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07
Sep
2022
3D Printing of Biomaterials
IP Considerations for Innovative Materials and 3D Manufacturing Practices
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09
Aug
2022
G 2/21 (ʺplausibilityʺ): update on recent events
What has happened since the questions were referred?
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04
Aug
2022
The New Space Economy: Patenting the extra-terrestrial
Can patents be enforced against spacecraft in orbit and what steps should patent holders take to maximise enforcement options on Earth?
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02
Aug
2022
Government proposes changes to legislation following AI and IP consultation
No changes are planned for AI-devised inventions, but a new copyright and database rights exception is promised for data and text mining
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19
Jul
2022
Lego’s EU design registration benefits from modular system exception
EUIPO concludes that Lego’s brick design is solely dictated by technical function but being part of a modular system saves it from invalidation
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14
Jul
2022
The impact of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent on SPCs
The biggest changes to the European patent system for a generation are finally around the corner – how will they affect SPCs?
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22
Jun
2022

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