• Nieuw digitaal platform toont kmo’s de meerwaarde van intellectuele eigendom

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    Friday, 17 June 2022
    Daniel van Herck
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    Uit 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.

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    Wednesday, 04 May 2022
    Daniel van Herck
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    The 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

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    Wednesday, 26 January 2022
    Daniel van Herck
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    The 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

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    Wednesday, 26 January 2022
    Daniel van Herck
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    Sonos 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

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    Friday, 24 December 2021
    Daniel van Herck
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    Legal 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

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    Monday, 20 December 2021
    Daniel van Herck
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    The 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

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    Tuesday, 26 October 2021
    Daniel van Herck
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    From 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 ...

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