• NOTE CONCERNING EPC 2000
The revised European Patent Convention which will enter into force on December 13, 2007. [click here]
• NOTE ON DECISIONS G1/05 AND G1/06 OF THE ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL OF THE EPO CONCERNING DIVISIONAL APPLICATIONS. [click here]
• THE FRENCH PATENT SYSTEM
Presentation of the main features of the French Patent System. [click here]
• Allowability of disclaimers before the European Patent Office. [click here]
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFRINGEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:
European Directive of 29. April 2004. [click here]
• Note concerning EPO decision T 0998/99 (L’OREAL). [click here]
• PATENT LITIGATION
Focus on interesting Court decisions published in 2004 and 2005. [click here]
• PATENTABILITY OF COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED INVENTIONS IN EUROPE
update November 2004. [click here]
• THE EUROPEAN PATENT
overview of the proceedings at the EPO. [click here]
• UNITY OF INVENTIONS AT THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
The provisions of Rule 29(2) EPC. [click here]
• PRIORITY RIGHT AT THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
the decision G2/98 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal. [click here]
• PATENTABILITY OF COMPUTER RELATED INVENTIONS
Draft European Directive. [click here]
• THE PATENTABILITY OF SOFTWARE
Is the current controversy meaningful?. [click here]
• BUSINESS METHODS ARE NOT PATENTABLE UNDER THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION
A board of Appeal of the EPO confirms. [click here]
• SOME COMPARISIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND US PATENT PRACTICES
some practical aspects of the European grant and opposition procedure.[click here]
• PROTECTION OF AN INVENTION MADE IN FRANCE :
Is an initial protection in France necessary?. [click here]
• PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN FRANCE
The main issues of an action at Court. [click here]
• INFRINGEMENT BY EQUIVALENT MEANS IN FRANCE
Some aspects of the doctrine of equivalents. [click here]
• PATENT CASE LAW IN FRANCE in 2001
paper for Patent World 2002. [click here]
• PATENT CASE LAW IN FRANCE
Overview of the patent case law from 1998 to 2000. [click here]
• PATENT CASE LAW IN FRANCE
Patent case law in 1997. [click here]
• REVISION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION
Diplomatic Conference directed to the revision of the EPC. [click here]
• April 1999 - PATENTABILITY OF COMPUTER-RELATED INVENTIONS
Note concerning the Patentability of Computer-Related Inventions. [click here]
• LEGAL PROTECTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998. [click here]
• INTERDEPENDENCY BETWEEN INVENTIVE STEP AND SCOPE OF PROTECTION
The consequences of the Agrevo decision (T 939/92). [click here]
• PATENTS AND MARKETING AUTHORISATIONS
Interactions between patents and marketing authorisations. [click here]
• DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CONCERNING THE CONCEPT OF RETAIL SALE. [click here]
• THE NEW MEANS FOR FIGHTING AGAINSTCOUNTERFEITING
The French Law of 29 October 2007 [click here]
• TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AT THE OHIM
Comments and remarks on the OHIM decisions. [click here]
• EXHAUSTION OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Principle, interpretation, consequences. [click here]
• THE COMMUNITY TRADEMARK
Questions and anwsers. [click here]
• TRADEMARKS : OPPOSITON PROCEDURE IN France
Paper presented at the ECTA 17th annual conference. [click here]
• LEGAL PROTECTION UNDER EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW FOR SPARE PARTS USED FOR REPAIRING A COMPLEX PRODUCT. [click here]
• NOTE ON THE COMMUNITY DESIGN
overview of the community design system. [click here]
• THE "SOLEAU" ENVELOPE
Presentation of the French "Soleau" envelope. [click here]
• COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS
How to protect plant variety rights in the European Union. [click here] |
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