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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
The protection of trademarks in China: key points
The new Guidelines for Trademark Examination and Trial in China went into effect on 1 January 2022 (accessible here; for now, they are only in Chinese),
Intellectual property and software: patent, copyright or secret?
When the patent system was first introduced, the most common inventions were mechanical and electrical devices. The time required to develop a prototype, put it
Non-infringement, added subject matter and lack of inventive step: reasons why Lidl beat Thermomix
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
#WorldIPDay – FOSSA Systems: a young company conquering space to provide connectivity to remote areas
Aspiring to be an astronaut and travelling through space is one of those dreams that all or almost all of us have had growing up.
Mobile World Congress 2022 Protocol for protecting intellectual property. Legal actions available to rights holders and potential defendants
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
Trademark, Design and Patent Grants: Ideas powered for business SME FUND
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published the 2022 call for grants from the Ideas powered for business SME Fund. The initiative was
Brief history of the European unitary patent
UPDATE: 3 August 2023 Since the 1970’s the EU member states have aimed towards the creation of a single patent that covers all the member
Three new Spanish Patent and Trademark Agents at ABG IP
We are delighted to announce that three members of the ABG Intellectual Property team have passed the exams required to practice as Patent and Trademark
ABG IP gives the XI Conference on Patents and Intellectual Property organized by the Escola de Enxeñería Industrial of the Universidade de Vigo
The difference between intellectual property and industrial property, the features of the different protection figures, their prosecution and their internationalization were some of the topics
Patent protection in China
According to the latest data published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in 2020 the Chinese Patent Office was the office that received the
Protecting innovation in Biotechnology: ABG IP collaborates with the UPM’s Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
Ana María de Lucas, Dr in Biology (PhD) and technical advisor for ABG IP’s Department of Biotechnology & Life Sciences, lectured on “Protecting innovation in