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As of 1 June 2023, organisations can benefit from the new unitary patent and Unified Patent Court system in Europe.
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Mechanical patents and sufficiency of disclosure in the EU
The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently ruled in a case concerning sufficient disclosure in the field of mechanics. Robert Balsters examines the decision and what it means for mechanical patents.
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Parallel imports: When is rebranding generic medicinal products justified?
Parallel imports, also known as ‘exhaustion of trademark rights’ or the ‘first sale doctrine’, is a well-known limitation to the rights of trademark owners. Volha Parfenchyk discusses the practice in the context of two recent EU rulings on the branding of generic medicinal products.
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Non-traditional trademarks in the EU: Has anything really changed?
Changes to trademark registration requirements promised to herald a new era for non-traditional trademarks, such as shape marks, in the EU. But, has anything really changed for trademark owners, asks Megan Creemers.
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Countdown to INTA 2023: Brand protection is not only trademarks
The sessions scheduled at INTA's 2023 Annual Meeting remind us that trademarks are not the only rights to consider when looking at brand protection.
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