Opposition to a European patent before the EPO
After a European patent has been granted, third parties may challenge said grant with the aim of revoking it or maintaining it in a more limited amended form with respect…
After a European patent has been granted, third parties may challenge said grant with the aim of revoking it or maintaining it in a more limited amended form with respect…
Since the 1970’s the EU member states have aimed towards the creation of a single patent that covers all the member states. Below we will see how the Unitary Patent…
European patent applications are the speciality of ABG Intellectual Property. In fact, the members of our team include 15 qualified European patent attorneys, three of whom were examiners for the…
As a continuation of our article Utility Model - Part 1, which was published recently, we address below some additional aspects related to this modality of Intellectual Property. Which are…
What is a utility model? If we talk about patents, trademarks or trade secrets, most people would be able to explain in a respectable way how they differ from each…
LATEST UPDATE: 26 JANUARY 21 Unfortunately “worldwide patents” do not exist In today’s global market, a product may be designed in one country, manufactured in another or several different locations…
Patents and their territorial scope. The Paris Convention. Patents and utility models have a limited geographical scope, i.e. a patent granted in one country has no effect beyond the territorial…