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KIPA participated in the Unitary Patent Package Conference 2015 in Amsterdam February 5th and 5th. KIPA is thus acquainted with the latest news and developments regarding the Unitary Patent system and the Unified Patents court. The new system will be up and running in 2016, but it is smart to […]
Read MoreOn January 6, 2015, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) started a 3-year PPH pilot program, which allows fast-track patent examination by one examining office using the examination results already available from another examining office. The PPH enables an applicant whose claims have found […]
Read MoreNorway has joined the London Agreement, which significantly reduces translation costs for those seeking patent protection in Norway. With the inclusion of Norway, all of the Nordic countries – Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland are a part of the London agreement.
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For national Swedish patent applications filed on or after 01 July 2014, the application may be examined entirely in English. A complete description of recent changes to the Swedish Patents Act is available at the PRV website: http://prv.se/en/About-us/News/Changes-on-1-July-to-the-Swedish-Patents-Act/. Under the America Invents Act (AIA), a new priority founding application filed after […]
Read MoreKIPA AB a Swedish IP firm today announced that it has again successfully coordinated a pan European litigation leading to a positive ruling for one of it’s clients by the U.K. Patents Court in the High Court of Justice. In the present case, Mr Justice Roth issued a judgment that […]
Read MoreWe are very happy to welcome Linus Byström to the KIPA team. Linus has a background as a European Patent Attorney in private practice as well as Head of IP in a multinational medical device company. KIPA is establishing presence in Gothenburg as an important step in our successful growth […]
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China’s new Trade Mark Law took effect on 1 May 2014. This is the third amendment of the law after previous amendments in 1993 and 2001 respectively since its adoption in 1982. Overall, the new Trade Mark Law is welcome as it introduces principles of honesty and good faith, tightens […]
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The Hague, March 6, 2014 – The European Patent Office (EPO) has invalidated and revoked Edwards Lifesciences’ entire Spenser patent EP2055266 concerning its market-leading Sapien transcatheter aortic heart valve, which has approval in the U.S., Europe and other countries. Amongst the opponents are giants like Medtronic and Boston Scientific. KIPA […]
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