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Nieuw digitaal platform toont kmo’s de meerwaarde van intellectuele eigendom
Daily NewsFriday, 17 June 2022Daniel van Herck13 viewsUit Europees onderzoek blijkt dat ruim 90% van de ondernemers geen geregistreerde intellectuele eigendomsrechten heeft. Daarom lanceerden vijf Belgische en Nederlandse overheidsorganisaties op 26 april 2022 - Werelddag van de intellectuele eigendom - voor het eerst een nieuw gemeenschappelijk digitaal platform voor intellectuele eigendomsrechten. Het platform Create, Protect & Benefit informeert d ...
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The EPO’s Patent Index 2021 shows that patent filings rebounded significantly last year.
Daily NewsWednesday, 04 May 2022Daniel van Herck60 viewsThe European Patent Office (EPO) received 188 600 applications in 2021, up 4.5% on the previous year and the highest number to date. The number of patent applications - an early indicator of companies ...
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Provisional application of the UPCA to start
Daily NewsWednesday, 26 January 2022Daniel van Herck188 viewsThe Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) enters into force, following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Austria.. The final preparations ...
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Sonos wint van Google: meer volume-gedoe
Daily NewsWednesday, 26 January 2022Daniel van Herck85 viewsSonos heeft een juridisch gevecht met Google gewonnen. Het resultaat is – voor bezitters van Google Smart Speakers – nogal onhandig. (Read more at Alpha Audio)
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AI cannot be named as inventor on patent applications
Daily NewsFriday, 24 December 2021Daniel van Herck106 viewsLegal Board of Appeal rules that an inventor must be human, dismissing the appeals on the two DABUS applications which named an Artificial Intelligence as the inventor. The Legal Board of Appeal conf ...
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EPO - SME case studies
Daily NewsMonday, 20 December 2021Daniel van Herck143 viewsThe EPO has produced a series of case studies on European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which are leveraging the power of patents and other IP rights to achieve business success. SMEs fro ...
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New EPO study: Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows
Daily NewsTuesday, 26 October 2021Daniel van Herck217 viewsFrom a global perspective, Europe and the US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics technologies, a new study published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) shows. E ...