知识产权洞察 “石墨烯淘金热”达到预期了吗? 23rd March 2023 2004 年,曼彻斯特大学的 Andre Geim 和 Konstantin Novoselov 首次分离出石墨烯,一时激起人们的兴趣和热情,后被称为“石墨烯淘金热”。
一般消息 “如何应对欧洲统一专利新体系”主题沙龙成功举办 2nd March 2023 为帮助企业了解欧洲单一专利和统一专利法院新体系及如何应对新体系,提升企业海外知识产权纠纷应对能力,助力企业更好地走出去,2023年2月23日下午,“海外知识产权保护系列主题沙龙之如何应对欧洲统一专利新体系”活动成功举办。本次活动由广东省知识产权保护中心、海外知识产权纠纷应对指导广东分中心主办,广东省海外知识产权保护促进会承办,来自企事业单位、服务机构二十余位代表参加了本次沙龙。
知识产权洞察 统一专利法院和单一专利实施在即—专利权人目前应采取的措施 21st February 2023 我们建议欧洲专利和专利申请持有人审查他们的专利组合,确定他们想要选择退出统一专利法院管辖的专利和申请(如有)。
知识产权洞察 单一专利和统一专利法院 – 案例研究 28th October 2022 我们八月份的新闻简报探讨了单一专利(UP) 和统一专利法院 (UPC) 相关被许可方和许可方所有权方面的一些潜在问题及注意事项。本文介绍了七个案例研究,说明了其中的一些问题
知识产权洞察 材料科学新闻简报 – 2022 年 9 月 27th September 2022 自青铜时代开始,冶金就对人类具有极其重要的技术意义,它在第一次和第二次工业革命期间钢铁行业的爆炸式创新中达到顶峰。虽然我们目前生活在工业 4.0 时代,对数字技术和生物技术发展的依赖日益增加,但金属仍然是交易量最大的商品之一,铁矿石也是除沙子、砾石和水泥外开采量最大的材料。
知识产权洞察 单一专利与统一专利法院 — 被许可方和许可方的所有权问 题及注意事项 31st August 2022 我们之前新闻简报介绍了单一专利(以下简称“ UP ”)和统一专利法院(以下简称“UPC”)体系。本新闻简报探讨了UP 和 UPC 相关被许可方和许可方所有权方面的一些潜在问题及注意事项。
知识产权洞察 单一专利和统一专利法院 28th July 2022 单一专利(UP)和统一专利法院(UPC)预计将于 2023 年初开始生效。本新闻简报对 UP 和 UPC 体系作了解释,并对专利所有者和申请人在该体系生效之前需要考虑的事项作了探究。
The UPC Sunrise Period: How it's Going So Far Today (31 March 2023) is the last day of the first month of the UPC sunrise period, so now is a good time to take stock of how things have been going at the UPC. Visit UK site
Patenting AI - Should AI be Inherently Patentable? Examining the intersection of AI technology with patent eligible subject matter is a challenge for patent offices around the world. Many offices, but in particular the EPO and USPTO, have well established processes for examining inventions, including those related to AI, which may encompass a mix of eligible and excluded features. Visit UK site
Admissibility of Requests During Opposition Proceedings Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1214/21 has confirmed that opposition divisions cannot arbitrarily restrict the number of claim requests to be considered during oral proceedings. Moreover, decisions on the admissibility and allowability of claim requests must be reasoned. Visit UK site
Update of G1/22 and G2/22 The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued a preliminary and non-binding opinion for the referrals G1/22 and G2/22, which ask (1) whether the EPO has jurisdiction to determine whether a party validly claims priority as successor in title, and (2) in particular for US-derived PCT applications where the applicant for the US is the inventor, the applicant for elsewhere is not the inventor, and the applicant for the priority application is the inventor. Visit UK site
Exploring the Genre of Patents in the Music Scene When thinking about music, patents may not be the first type of IP right that springs to mind. We are all familiar with artists being sued for copyright infringement or even how some popstars have registered trademarks for the lyrics of their songs. Nonetheless, the world of music is rich with novel and inventive technological advancements. So, let’s take a look at three inventions related to the world of music and concerts. Visit UK site
InterDigital vs Lenovo: UK High Court Hands Down Global FRAND Rate Decision The second global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) licensing rate decision has been handed down by the UK courts. As a reminder, the first global FRAND decision was handed down in the Autumn of 2020; the UK Supreme Court landmark decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei. Visit UK site