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April 27, 2012
The UK's IP minister reaffirmed the country's support for a unitary patent at an event to mark World IP Day yesterday
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April 26, 2012
Ideas Matter, a new industry association that aims to improve awareness of IP, was launched today in Brussels by companies, inventors, OHIM and WIPO
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March 15, 2012
Hogan Lovells won the inaugural global IP firm of the year award at tonight’s Managing IP Awards Dinner in London
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February 21, 2012
More cases than ever were brought before Europe’s Court of Justice last year. Does that signal confidence of users or the over-complication of European law? Managing IP reports
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January 27, 2012
Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced
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December 08, 2011
The European Commission is to hold a second hearing for rights holders and users before it reveals its proposals to update the rules on enforcement
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December 07, 2011
If EU member states ever want to get a deal on the patent reform package they need to put their negotiating cards on the table, a senior Commission official said today
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December 06, 2011
EU ministers came close to agreeing a full package of patent reforms last night – but not close enough. The main hurdle that remains to be crossed is the location of the central division of the proposed unified patent court
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December 05, 2011
European ministers meeting in Brussels could reach agreement on the elements of a patent reform package by the end of today
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November 14, 2011
Prosecution firm Avidity IP - recently rebranded from HLBBShaw and one of the few UK firms to be a limited company - announced an 89% increase in profits last month
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October 27, 2011
The owner of a plant variety right can bring an infringement action against a third party that has obtained material from a licensee, if the licensee has contravened the licence “to the extent that the conditions or limitations in question relate directly to the essential features of the Community plant variety right concerned”
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October 20, 2011
EU member states have set a deadline of the end of this year for political agreement on a unified litigation system. But patent practitioners are increasingly worried about the details of the proposals
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September 28, 2011
A private equity company has taken a majority stake in Zacco, the northern European IP consultancy
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September 15, 2011
A cooperation project between China and the EU has led to more than 2,700 officials working for IP agencies and institutions being trained over the past four years
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August 03, 2011
Generic drug company Teva has a date in court to defend its bold attempt to undermine blockbuster drug Lipitor in the UK
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July 11, 2011
The Polish government says it “will aim to conclude work on the creation of a unitary patent system” during its EU presidency
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May 24, 2011
Judges need to tear down national barriers to make international commerce easier, Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader said today
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March 08, 2011
The European Commission today said it will analyse the concerns raised by the Court of Justice "very carefully" to identify appropriate solutions
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March 08, 2011
The proposed single European patent court is not compatible with the EU treaties, the Court of Justice in Luxembourg said today
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November 04, 2010
Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier yesterday said he is “really determined” to see agreement between member states on an EU patent in the coming week