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News And Analysis
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February 24, 2012
Apple and Samsung are pouring millions of dollars into litigation over the IP rights behind their smartphones and tablet computers. Managing IP considers which firms are benefitting
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February 01, 2012
The annual ranking of the leading patent law firms and attorneys across Europe has been published, with changes to watch out for in France, Spain and Germany
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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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November 10, 2011
A group of 27 European judges has unanimously voiced concern over the inclusion of provisions on substantive patent law in the proposal for an EU unitary patent
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November 08, 2011
An opinion from the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice today provides one more small boost to Community designs, saying that owners should not have to prove a similar design invalid before infringement proceedings
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October 20, 2011
The Court has defined the “informed user” of a Community design and how designs should be compared, in the first case since designs were introduced
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October 07, 2011
EU plans for a unitary patent will not be derailed by legal challenges filed by Spain and Italy, a senior European Commission official predicted today
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September 14, 2011
If you like the idea of navigating the choppy political waters of European policy making, the EPO might have the perfect job for you
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August 26, 2011
Spain and Italy have both launched legal challenges to the EU unitary patent
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May 31, 2011
The two countries that are not taking part in enhanced cooperation have launched a court challenge against the planned EU unitary patent system
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November 04, 2010
Belgium has gone a long way towards achieving consensus on a language regime for the proposed EU patent, but at least one member state still needs convincing
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April 28, 2010
Inventors behind technologies including organic polymers, industrial measuring and GPS systems were recognised at today’s European Inventor Awards
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