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  • There is lots happening in Munich this week, as member state representatives gather on Bob-van-Benthem-Platz for a meeting of the Administrative Council on Wednesday. But while much of the focus on the EPO centres on industrial relations and governance issues, there are important Unitary Patent developments taking place too
  • On December 23 2015, the Official Journal of the European Union published the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The aim of this Directive is to reach a further harmonisation of provisions of substantive and procedural laws relating to the trade mark systems at national and EU level.
  • A utility model can be obtained in Spain for inventions relating to products, not methods, and for a term of 10 years.
  • On February 24 2016, the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology circulated the draft IP Code on the website of Turkish Patent Institute (TPI). Having passed through various informal and formal consultation stages, the draft IP Code is now in its final enactment stage before the Turkish Parliament and expected to enter into force before the end of 2016.
  • As Howrey dissolves, a breakdown of the firms hiring its lawyers across the US
  • Over the past few years, the use of gift cards has become increasingly popular among both consumers and retailers in the US. For the consumer, a gift card is beneficial because it alleviates the purchaser of the burden of selecting a particular gift and enables the recipient to select their own gift at their discretion. Similarly, the gift card is advantageous to the retailer because it guarantees an upfront payment and the potential for new consumer-driven business.
  • Fashion designs are not easy to protect in the US. Trademark, trade dress, design patent and copyright law are all useful, but each has its disadvantages. This was the message to hundreds of people that attended yesterday’s industry breakout session on the fashion industry.
  • Italian trade mark oppositions, which become possible for the first time on Friday, are relatively narrow and differ substantially from other European procedures
  • Patent legislative reform is not often a media darling. However, New Zealand's treatment of computer-implemented inventions has got to be the closest there is. Despite conflicting opinions on the issue, one simple fact remains. New Zealand will continue to grant patents for inventions that make use of or involve a computer program.
  • US organisations are leading the way in patenting the results of public investment in genomic research, while Europe and Asia are lagging behind, a new report suggests