The WIPO Global Awards program, a newcomer to the field of intellectual property, is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in WIPO Member States. The awards aim to recognize “innovative business solutions based on intellectual property rights that contribute to economic, social and cultural progress” (Source WIPO). The five winners of […]
In a decision rendered on February 8, 2022, the Paris Court of Justice ruled that a contract for the transfer of a trademark and designs free of charge was a donation. In accordance with the provisions of article 931 of the Civil Code, said deed, which did not fall within the […]
On June 21, 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) unveiled this year’s winners of the prestigious “European Inventor Award”. The award, which recognizes the creativity of inventors, has been given annually since 2006 in the categories of industry, research, non-EPO members, small and medium-sized enterprises and life-time achievement. In the research […]
On July 22, 2022, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999), which covers 94 countries, will enter into force in Morocco. Until then, Morocco was only a member of the Hague Act of 1960, which covers 34 countries. (Source: World Intellectual Property Organization, May 13, 2022)
According to article 81 of the European Patent Convention, “the application for a European patent must include the designation of the inventor“. It is on this delicate issue of the “inventor” as a subject of right that the Legal Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, the first and last […]
On May 5, 2022, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999) will enter into force in China. The Hague System allows economic operators to protect their designs at the international level (territory of the contracting parties) with a single application, in one language and paying a single set of fees.
On March 27, 2022, the Madrid Protocol entered into force for Jamaica. This accession now allows economic operators to apply for registration in this territory through the Madrid System, which currently includes 126 countries. The Madrid System offers a simplified, centralized and low-cost procedure for the protection of a trademark in […]