A new edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023) will be held once again in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March 2023. Like last year, the congress will…
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published the 2023 call for grants from the Ideas powered for business SME Fund. The initiative was launched in 2021 thanks to…
From 1 January, European patent applicants who receive an intention to grant communication (communication under Rule 71(3) of the European Patent Convention) can benefit from the transitional measures made available by…
On 14 January 2023, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) will have new powers, taking over procedures for the invalidity and revocation of Spanish trademarks that, until now, have…
Research patterns are changing due to rapid advances in technology. The “publish or perish” culture, despite the negative connotation, may be helping disseminating science faster than ever and confers at…
What is a sequence listing? Patent applications containing biological sequences, anywhere in the application, must be accompanied by a sequence listing to comply with the requirement of sufficiency of disclosure.…
The Canadian Government has approved a number of amendments to the patent system, which will come into force on 3 October 2022 and that will affect the examination of patent…
European patent applications of Spanish origin have set their own historical record. A total of 1,954 applications were filed in 2021, compared to 1,791 in the previous year (8.9% increase)…
Parallel imports are imports of original and legitimate products that have been purchased abroad and subsequently imported into the European Economic Area (EEA) without the trademark holder's authorisation, causing direct…
The new Guidelines for Examination in the EPO entered into force on 1 March 2022. The Guidelines for Examination set out the practice and procedure to be followed in the…
On 13 January, the Court of Barcelona issued its judgment on the appeal lodged by Lidl against Vorwerk (proprietor of the Thermomix trademark) related to the marketing of its food…
This year Barcelona once again hosts the world’s most important event in the field of telecommunications: the Mobile World Congress. To face the challenges posed by the current health situation,…
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