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21 Jun 2021 | IP-Update

New Regulations for applications with the Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA)

On October 17, 2020, the government of the People‘s Republic of China approved the fourth amendment to the Chinese Patent law (CPL), which has far reaching consequences for the quality of patent appli...

11 Jun 2021 | IP-Update

Design applications in China from June 1, 2021 onwards

From June 1, 2021 onwards, design applications in China will be subject to the new Chinese patent law. From this date onwards, design applications at the Chinese Patent Office will also be possible fo...

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22 May 2021 | IP-Update

The risk of repeat applications - or why the General Court upheld the cancellation of Hasbro's MONOPOLY trademark by the EUIPO

The European General Court has recently upheld a decision by the Board of Appeal of EUIPO that the EU trademark registration MONOPOLY must be cancelled for a variety of goods and services because it c...

22 Mar 2021 | IP-Update

New Referral to the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal on Oral Proceedings by Video Conference

According to a decision by the EPO president on November 10, 2020 (EPO OJ 2020, A121), all oral proceedings before opposition divisions from January 4, 2021 onwards are to be conducted in form of a vi...

19 Mar 2021 | IP-Update

The Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO releases decision G 1/19

The Enlarged Board has released its decision G 1/19 dealing withthe patenting of computer-implemented simulations and designs. The Enlarged Board concludes that computer-implemented numerical simulati...

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