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Heli Pihlajamaa, the EPO’s principal director for patent law and procedures, joins us to take stock of the unitary patent following its second anniversary
A swathe of UPC-related hires suggests firms are taking the forum seriously, as questions over the transitional stage begin
A win for Nintendo in China and King & Spalding hiring a prominent patent litigator were also among the top talking points
Rebecca Newman at Addleshaw Goddard, who live-reported on the seminal dispute, unpicks the trials and tribulations of the case and considers its impact
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Sponsored by Cabinet Beau de LoménieNew rules now apply in France to inventions and software created by individuals who are neither private nor state sector employees, as Gaston Vedel of Cabinet Beau de Loménie explains -
Sponsored by Gün and PartnersUğur Aktekin and Begüm Soydan Sayılkan of Gün and Partners discuss developments regarding well-known trademarks since the Court of Cassation’s decision in February 2020
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdTristan Sherliker of Bird & Bird explains how growing efficiency means that patent cases are taking less time to get to trial in the UK
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Sponsored by Gorodissky & PartnersVladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners discusses a pharmaceutical case in which unfair competition was proved, despite a finding of no patent infringement
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyChristian Meyer of Maiwald discusses a case concerning the domain muenchen.de, in which a reference to a USB stick was found to be admissible in an application for an injunction
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersSelin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün of Gün and Partners consider how far patent protection remains an obstacle to accessing COVID-19 vaccines
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