IP5 Annual Meet Hosted Virtually by the EPO
shot by IP News Shots / 6:04 pm on 24 June, 2021
The heads of the IP5, the five largest intellectual property offices in the world, met virtually for an annual meet organized by the European Patent Office (EPO). The participants discussed initiatives taken last year and their impacts on the stakeholders as well as its effect on economic recovery that took a hit owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two new projects aiming at improving co-operation among the offices are also in the pipeline as discussed during the meeting.
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WTO Meets to Discuss Waiver on Patent Rights for COVID-19 Vaccines
shot by IP News Shots / 4:51 pm on 12 March, 2021
The council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met again this week to discuss the proposal of temporarily waiving IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines and other supplies by India and South Africa. However, the meeting ended without any consensus this time too. The issue will be discussed again in the next TRIPS Council meeting scheduled to be held in June.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/lifesciences/articles/1363457/wto-fails-to-reach-deal-on-covid-ip-waiver-proposal-again
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Online IP Conference held on the Occasion of Portugal’s EU Council Presidency
shot by IP News Shots / 7:09 pm on 15 February, 2021
Last week, an event titled “The Intellectual Property Metamorphosis in the Digital Transition Age”, was organised by the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), with support from the European Commission, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At the opening, António Campinos, EPO President, highlighted how innovation and IP play a major role in the fight against COVID-19 and in Europe’s economic recovery. He also emphasized the need to support businesses and inventors to enable them to bring new technologies to the market and stressed the importance of moving forward on the Unitary Patent.
Read more at: https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210212.html
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Retired Federal Judges Urge Telecom Companies to Keep SEP Disputes Out of Courts
shot by IP News Shots / 6:24 pm on 25 January, 2021
Two retired US Judges and one judge from China have urged companies in the telecommunications sector to keep issues related to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) out of the courts. The judges are of the opinion that keeping the royalty disputes out of the courts can help in de-escalation of the trade issues between the US and China.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1347628/ret-fed-judges-call-on-telecoms-to-lower-us-china-ip-heat
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USPTO Hosts First NCEAI Innovation Chat Virtually
shot by IP News Shots / 6:50 pm on 20 January, 2021
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the first National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) chat virtually. The chat took place between the Director of the USPTO, Andrei Iancu and the Deputy Director General for Patents and Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Lisa Jorgensen. The main agenda of the virtual chat was for the NCEAI to be specific in identifying needs, strategizing specific solutions and provision of tangible measurements of every solution’s application.
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JPO to Co-host Judicial Symposium on IP/Tokyo 2020
shot by IP News Shots / 6:42 pm on 20 January, 2021
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has announced that it will be co-hosting the Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property/Tokyo 2020 this week in conjunction with the Supreme Court, the IP High court, Ministry of Justice of Japan, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the IP Lawyers Network in Japan. The online symposium will have legal experts from Japan, the US and Europe in attendance and developments and challenges in IP issues will be discussed.
Read More at: https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/trial_appeal/chizaishihou-2020.html
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