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On September 9th, 2011, the Court of Appeal of Düsseldorf forbade the selling in Germany of the GALAXY TAB. 10.1 tablets of the company Samsung as a result of an infringement action of the American company Apple.This...[more]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issues, on September 22, 2011, a new judgement relating to the use of the “Google Adwords” service (CJEU, Sept. 22, 2011 22, Interflora Inc. c/ Marks & Spencer plc., C-323/09). [more]
In France, according to Article L.123-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code, “ The author shall enjoy, during his lifetime, the exclusive right to exploit his work in any form whatsoever and to derive monetary profit...[more]
Since the separation of Serbia and Montenegro, a Montenegrin Trademark Law came into force in Montenegro on December 16, 2010.[more]
The filing of an opposition against an Italian trademark or an Italian part of an International trademark is henceforth possible since July 2011.[more]
Denis Chaillot will represent Cabinet Chaillot at the INTA Annual Meeting in San Francisco from May 15 to May 18. Do not hesitate to <a href="http://www.chaillot.com/misc/contact.html">contact...[more]
The Madrid Protocol (1989) will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Tajikistan, on June 30, 2011.[more]
The CJEU has issued, on 8 march 2011, a negative Opinion 1/09 regarding the project of creation of a european and community patent courts.This project of international agreement was drawn up by the Council of the European Union...[more]
New Rules 70b and 141 EPC entered into force on 01/01/2011, and concern all European patent applications filed as from 01/01/2011, whether it concerns direct European patent applications (direct filing) or entries into European...[more]
The “Swiss-type” claims relate to “the use of a substance or composition X for the manufacture of a medicament for therapeutic application Z”. This particular redaction form originates from the absence, in the first version of...[more]
Hungary has signed the London Agreement which will enter into force on the 1st of January 2011.From this date, it will no longer be necessary to translate the entire European patent. Only a translation of the claims into...[more]
Serbia : 38th member state of the European Patent Organisation on the 1st of October 2010Serbia (RS) deposited its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on July 15, 2010.Accordingly, Serbia will...[more]
Nicolas Dufay will represent Cabinet Chaillot at the AIPPI Meeting in Paris from October 3 to October 6. [more]
On April 14, 2010, the Court of Appeal of Paris delivered 24 similar judgments on the same point of law relating to the translation of European patents : shall we file to the INPI (French Patent Office) a translation of a...[more]
Julie Desrois will represent Cabinet Chaillot at the INTA Annual Meeting in Boston from May 23 to May 26. Do not hesitate to contact us for a meeting in order to discuss any open matters, status of cases or any other...[more]
On 11. February 2010, the Government of the Republic of Albania (AL) deposited its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC). The EPC will accordingly enter into force for Albania on 1 May 2010.Any PCT...[more]
The agreement on the extension of European patents signed on 13/02/2009 between the European Patent Office (EPO) and Montenegro will enter into force on 1 March 2010. From that date it will be possible to extend to Montenegro the...
For CTM registered as from 09/12/2009, the OHIM no more issues paper certificates but only electronic certificates.The E-certificates have the same appearance and structure as paper certificates and have the same legal value....
OHIM and WIPO have signed on 03/12/2009 an agreement aiming to expand cooperation on trade mark classification.[more]
On September 11, 2009, the Government of Liberia deposited with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol Concerning the International...
As from 01/11/2009, the number of courts compentent for intellectual property cases is reduced in France :[more]
Thailand deposited on 24/09/2009 its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).Thailand is the 142nd contracting state of the PCT.
As of 01/04/2010, divisional applications on the applicant's own initiative (so-called voluntary divisional applications) will need to be filed within a period of two years from the first communication sent by the examining...[more]
It has been confirmed that it is allowed for an application to try to file identical applications on the same day both for a patent for invention and for a patent for utility model respectively so as to obtain a protection in...
On 24/07/2009, France ratified (Law n° 2009-892 of 24/07/2009) the patent law treaty (PLT), adopted at Geneva on 01/06/2000.[more]
The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, has announced that revised fees for international trade mark applications designating the European Community under the Madrid Protocol will take effect on 12 August.The fee...
The Egyptian law has been amended to the effect that the annuity due date of PCT National phase applications will be calculated for a period of 20 years from the International filing date rather than the national filing...
Since 13/06/2009, Facebook enables its users to register URL addresses of the type Facebook/your trademark.[more]
The European Union Regulation n° 510/2006 dated 20/03/2006 defined at the community level two different levels of geographic reference for the agricultural products and foodstuffs : the protected geographical indications (PGI)...[more]
The OHIM web site now allows a new online filing system for Community design.The advantage of this new system is that we receive immediately the filing number. The pubication, is requested at the filing, is done very shortly...[more]
The Government of Ukraine has deposited, on April 7, 2009, its instrument of accession to the Locarno Agreement establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs, signed at Locarno on October 8, 1968, as amended...
The new official fees for CTM, including an important fee reduction will enter into force on 01/05/2009.
Julie Desrois will represent Cabinet Chaillot at the INTA Annual Meeting in Seatlle. She will be there from May 17 to May 20. Do not hesitate to contact her for a meeting.
As you may know, the cost of the Community Trademarks will soon be reduced. [more]
Article 19 of the Decree 2008-1472 of 30/12/2008 abrogates Articles R624.1 to R624-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code, which gave the legal frame on the International Transfers of Technology.[more]
The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has deposited, on January 5, 2009, its instrument of accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996.The said Treaty will enter into force, with...
The Government of the Republic of Korea has deposited, on December 18, 2008, its instrument of accession to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996.The said instrument of accession...
It is now possible to file French trademarks by electronic submission. The new official fee for this filing is of 200 € instead of 225 € for a paper filing. This fee applies for trademark designating up to 3 classes.[more]
The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica has deposited, on July 17, 2008, its instrument of ratification of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), done at Geneva on October 27, 1994.The Trademark Law Treaty will enter into force,...
The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has deposited, on August 14, 2008, its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent...