On 26 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted a new regulation aimed at improving the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products In particular, this new text will make it possible to : · ensure protection of GIs both offline and online, with the […]
Alexandre Feder, a patent engineer with a wealth of experience in electronics gained while working for an intellectual property law firm in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and in the industrial sector in Germany, joined our firm in March 2024. His arrival marks a further strengthening of the Adelphe IP patent team.
In a ruling dated 31 January 2024, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) once again weighed in on the issue of presumption of ownership in favour of the applicant of a design. Pursuant to Article L.511-9 of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle), the Court quashed […]
In 2023, the number of patent applications in Europe (199,275 applications) rose significantly in comparison with 2022 (193,460 applications), representing an increase of 2.9%. Once again over this year, the most innovative sectors appeared to be digital communication, followed by medical technologies and information technology. For the year 2023, France however […]
In February 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) published a new study on cancer-fighting inventions worldwide. This study highlighted that innovation (in terms of the annual number of international patent families IPFs) has seen a significant increase of 70% between the years 2015 and 2021. France ranks 3rd among European countries […]
As part of the changes to the European Patent Office’s (EPO’s) fee regime, effective April 1, 2024, new measures will apply in particular to small, innovative entities in need of financial support in order to complete their European patent application (micro-businesses, natural persons, non-profit organizations, etc.). The EPO specifies that “these […]
On February 2, 2024, the Member States of the European Union approved the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act). Regulating artificial intelligence in the European Union, this regulation aims to “ensure that fundamental rights, democracy, the […]
On February 13, 2024, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999) will enter into force for Greece, and on March 14, 2024 for Italy. The Hague System enables applicants to protect their designs internationally (in the territory of the contracting parties) by filing a single application, in a single language, […]
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has opened a call for entries for the 2024 edition of the “World Awards” from January 15 to March 31, 2024, aimed at small and medium-sized companies and start-ups located in at least one of WIPO’s 193 Member States. The first edition took place in […]
On January 15, 2024, the validation agreement between the European Patent Organization and Georgia entered into force. As a result, applicants will now be able to request validation in Georgia for any European patent filed on or after this date. The patents concerned will be subject to the same requirements and […]