Europe
A fresh wave of deals highlights why investors favour IP firms and why independent outfits may soon have to rethink their strategy
While the UK sees heavy IP rankings movement, Germany’s new tiered UPC table signals a shift from early adoption to market maturity
In an exclusive interview, Bernard Ledeboer reveals how a Consolid-backed group of firms wants to expand across Europe, invest in AI and centralise operations to compete at the top tier
Not all private equity firms are the same, so leaders at four externally backed IP firms came together to discuss the frameworks they followed and how they ensured a cultural fit
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Sponsored by Cabinet Beau de LoménieAurélia Marie of Cabinet Beau de Lomenie considers bad faith trademark filing strategies in the EU -
Sponsored by Patrinos & KilimirisEvangelia Sioumala of Patrinos & Kilimiris looks at a recent judgment from the Athens Administrative Court of First Instance that compared conceptually and visually similar images
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdJae Park of Bird & Bird takes note of the busy period for the Patents Court in the UK and considers the possibilities of ‘jumping the queue’
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Sponsored by MaiwaldAnnelie Wünsche and Stefanie Parchmann of Maiwald discuss double patenting before the EPO
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Sponsored by Gorodissky & PartnersVladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners explains why the patent office and the chamber were not satisfied with an applicant’s attempts to trademark a blue bottle
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Sponsored by Bugnion SpAMarco Lissandrini of Bugnion likens the decision in G1/19 to a round of golf, explaining the three-step pattern of reasoning to assess inventiveness
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