Looking for a ‘tasteful’
image, we found this
Last week the IPKat called for readers to nominate, then vote for, the most appropriate name for the patent that would cover only a number of cooperating EU Member States (see earlier post here for a…

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Dreaming of a unitary patent:
but will enhanced cooperation
be a nightmare?
Just in case some of you have not yet experienced your first bout of Unitary Patent Fatigue Syndrome, here’s some more material for you to digest.  It’s a media r…

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The IPKat has received this comment from an employee of a well-known patent-granting office.  For the sake of his job security, peace of mind and future promotion prospects he prefers to remain anonymous.  He writes:
“Reading the plea in&nbsp…

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Via the IPKat’s friend Stephanie Bodoni (Bloomberg) comes news, fresh from the very heart of Europe, that the political will to sort out a new European Union-driven patent system is being taken a step further.  According to this charming and …

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