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May 03, 2012
The planned EU Unified Patent Court will hinder, rather than help, patent enforcement in the EU according to a UK parliamentary committee
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April 20, 2012
In-house counsel, a former judge and the head of the EPO clashed over the proposals for an EU unitary patent on Wednesday
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March 16, 2012
Test your knowledge of IP news with our five quick questions on the past week’s developments
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February 29, 2012
The European Patent Office and Google have launched a new six-language machine translation service to improve access to patent documents a year after they embarked on the joint project
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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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February 16, 2012
An electric car, lunch at the Inn and excitement at the Applications Court - a day in the life of England & Wales High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold
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February 10, 2012
The European Commission has outlined how it might reform its enforcement directive to make it easier for IP owners to take action against infringers
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February 06, 2012
Sue Harding is the senior clerk at Hogarth Chambers, a set of barristers in London that specialises in IP and chancery work. She tells Emma Barraclough what it’s like to help a group of self-employed advocates manage their business
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January 30, 2012
Heads of government at today’s EU Council meeting will be discussing the euro, youth unemployment and boosting enterprise - but they may also find time to break the deadlock on the planned unitary patent
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December 14, 2011
With the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee set to discuss the unitary patent package next week, Emma Barraclough speaks to MEP Cecilia Wikström
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December 12, 2011
Patent attorneys and IP owners who want protection for their stem cell research will soon get new guidance from the European Patent Office about what is, and is not, patentable
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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 02, 2011
The latest plans to create a pan-European court for patent disputes fail to address the fundamental concerns of users of the patent system
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December 02, 2011
EU ministers will meet next week to discuss details of the proposed European unified patent court, after the Council presidency and European Parliament agreed a deal yesterday
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December 01, 2011
As discussions over patent and trade reforms in Europe reach a critical stage, the departure of key staff could cause more delays
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November 25, 2011
MEPs have been given a mandate by Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee to negotiate an EU patent package made up of three proposals (unitary patent, language regime and unified patent court) on November 30.
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November 11, 2011
Following the European Court of Justice ruling on stem cell patents last month, Christoph Then, who helped Greenpeace to challenge the Brüstle patent, tells Managing IP why stem cell research will continue unscathed in Europe
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November 04, 2011
Europe’s antitrust watchdog has asked Samsung and Apple to explain how they enforce standards-essential patents, putting the spotlight on tactics used by the Korean company
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November 02, 2011
Patent offices in Europe are considering whether to change their approach to the patenting of stem cell-related inventions following a Court of Justice ruling last month
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October 31, 2011
Lawyers says that a Dutch ruling in a dispute between Apple and Samsung does not signal the end of standard-essential patent litigation in the Netherlands