As we have seen in the first article of our series, trademarks play an important role in the protection of your pharmaceutical and life science products and can add significant value. But to understand the benefits but also...more
Dear Readers, We are pleased to introduce an innovation in this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT: In response to many suggestions, in each issue, after the usual summaries of German and European trademark case law, we will put a...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, wir freuen uns, Ihnen mit dieser Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT eine Neuerung vorzustellen: Auf vielfache Anregung werden wir künftig jeweils in einer neuen Rubrik (Country Focus) nach den...more
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**By way of an update, on 29 July 2020 the EPO has decided to postpone all oral proceedings in examination and opposition proceedings scheduled until 31 December 2020 (previous date was 14 September 2020) unless they...more
The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more
7/9/2020
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China ,
CNIPA ,
Court Closures ,
Court Schedules ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
France ,
Germany ,
GPTO ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
JPO ,
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) ,
Mexico ,
Plant Patents ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
UK ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
China -
On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published Notice 350 (see here, in Chinese), which is applicable to trademarks, patents and layout designs of integrated circuits....more
4/26/2020
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Business Closures ,
CNIPA ,
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) ,
Deadlines ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)
China -
On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published its Notice 350 (see here, in Chinese), which is applicable to both trademark and patent matters....more
4/3/2020
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Administrative Proceedings ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
EPO ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Government Lockdown ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
China -
On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published its Notice 350, which is applicable to both trademark and patent matters....more
3/30/2020
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Administrative Proceedings ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Deadlines ,
EPO ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Spain ,
UK ,
USPTO ,
WIPO