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In a recent decision, T 773/10 of October 24 2014 (published on January 7 2015), a Technical Board of Appeal of the EPO has decided that a new therapeutic use of a known medical device cannot confer novelty within the meaning of the European Patent Convention.

Unified Patents has released an analysis of 2014 at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

It was a good idea to buy indulgence for sins committed in the Middle Ages. As time went on, humankind dropped the idea of buying expiation for money. However the idea survived through the ages and found a new expression in the market economy. The idea lacks inventive level or novelty but some people all the same are lured into believing that there may be something in it. It is like a Ponzi scheme: people plunge into the adventure, come out befooled, some time passes and other people believe they will have a better luck.

The European Patent Office received 273,110 patent filings last year, an increase of 3% on 2013, according to provisional figures

WIPO has unveiled a Global Design Database, which initially includes records of 185,000 records of registered industrial designs

After the National People's Congress Standing Committee announced its decision to establish IP specialised courts, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai have opened their IP courts on November 6, December 16 and December 28 2014 respectively.

A recent report published by IP Key suggests that China’s utility model system contains safeguards to help ensure patent quality not always found in other countries

New gTLD specialist Valideus, based in London, is launching a sister company, Valideus USA, based in Virginia, USA

Valery Narezhny has joined the IP department of Gorodissky & Partners in Moscow, where he will be in charge of new practices such as tax, Customs and commercial law