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04
Sep

EUIPO filings after Brexit.

September 4, 2021
Since 1 January 2021, EU trade marks (EUTMs) and EU Designs (RCDs)  are no longer protected rights in the UK. Under the Withdrawal Agreement Act, on the 1 January 2021, the  UKIPO created a parable UK trade mark and design for all right holders with an existing EUTM and RCD. Existing EUTMs and RCDs still...
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22
Feb

I have an EPO granted patent. And now what?

February 22, 2021
If the EPO examiners decide to grant a patent, and all fees have been paid and any claims translations filed, the decision is reported in the European Patent Bulletin. The decision to grant takes effect on the date of publication. What you have now got is a ‘bundle’ of individual national patents. After the EPO...
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05
Sep

I received Notification to renew my Trademark in Cyprus. What shall I do?

September 5, 2020
As per the new Trademark Law, each Cyprus trademark is protected for a period of 10 years since the application date, and can thereafter be renewed for unlimited periods of 10 years each. The Cyprus Trademark Office notifies the owners six months before the expiration of the protection of the mark . This is why...
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01
Jul

Cyprus implements new Trademark Law

July 1, 2020
On 5 June 2020 Cyprus voted in favour of its new Trademark Law which was subsequently published on 17 June 2020. The new Law can be found in Greek HERE. This milestone was achieved with the active involvement of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which offered legal assistance throughout the process of drafting...
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13
Mar

"Έχω μια πατέντα! Βοήθησέ με να την προστατέψω!"

March 13, 2020
Είναι , ίσως, μια από τις πιο γνωστές αναφορές που ακούμε. Όσοι έχουν μια επιχειρηματική ιδέα, θεωρούν πως έχουν και πατέντα (ή μάλλον πιο σωστά “δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας”) και επομένως θέλουν να την κατοχυρώσουν. Είναι όμως έτσι; Κατ’ αρχάς θα πρέπει να εξηγήσουμε πως τα πνευματικά και βιομηχανικά δικαιώματα δεν κατοχυρώνουν γενικές ιδέες. Κατοχυρώνουν την έκφραση...
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02
Feb

Legal protection of Videogames

February 2, 2020
Unlike other creative industries, video games draw on the worlds of both technology and creativity. Intellectual Property (IP) rights are the main tools for the protection of all the main elements of a Videogame. In this IP-intensive industry, IP rights are associated both with the tools used to develop games and the content included in the...
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12
Jan

Assignment of intellectual property rights

January 12, 2020
The intellectual property assignment is a transfer of an owner’s rights, title and interest in certain intellectual property rights. The transferring party (“assignor”) transfers to the receiving party (“assignee”) its property in intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights. The owner of the intellectual property rights may transfer all or part...
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21
Dec

EUIPO Online Copyright Infringement Report Published

December 21, 2019
The EUIPO recently published its “Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union” report, which is based on data on access to pirated music, film and TV programmes in all 28 Member States for the period January 2017 to September 2018. The report examines consumption of copyright-infringing content, using a variety of desktop and mobile access...
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27
Sep

Applying IP Rights to Big Data

September 27, 2019
Professor Daniel Gervais, Director of the Intellectual Property Programme at Vanderbilt Law School, has recently published an in-depth article reviewing the application of IP rights (copyright, patent, sui generis database right, data exclusivity and trade secret) to Big Data. Daniel Gervais used to work as legal officer for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is...
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13
Jun

2 million EU trademark applications received at EUIPO

June 13, 2019
Big news for the Trademark World! 25 years after the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) was founded as the responsible authority for the registrations of the EU Trademarks and Industrial Designs, the 2 millionth EU trade mark application marks an important milestone. With 152,488 applications in 2018 alone, the EU trade mark has become...
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