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UNION Newsletter No. 2 Oct 00
- Editor's Note
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- Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of the Patent Law Treaty
- About the Current Ip Regulations in Ukraine
- Internet, Domain Names and Trademarks
- the Patentability of Software in the New Millennium
- Union's Position on Revisions to Epc
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UNION Newsletter No. 1 Nov 01
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- Article: It's Time to Adopt the First to File System and Discard
- the Archaic First to Invent System
- Obituary: Hubert Hasenrader
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UNION Newsletter No. 1 May 02
- Trademarks Commission Report
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- Annual Award of Best Article Published in Union's Newsletter
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UNION Newsletter No. 2 Oct 02
- Important Notice
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UNION Newsletter No. 3 Dec 02
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UNION Newsletter No. 3 October 03
- Introduction to New Union Web Site
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- Brief Comments on the Industrial Property Aspects of the Proposal for a French Revised Law Relating to Bioethics
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UNION Newsletter No.1 November 2008
UNION Newsletter No.1 November 2008
UNION Newsletter No.1 May 2009
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Reports from the Executive Committee meeting in Bordeaux
UNION Newsletter No.1 May 2010
UNION Newsletter No.1 May 2010
Latest Bulletins
Round Table on IP Rights Enforcement in Europe, Munich - March 2007
Nils Schmid, Introduction
Luigi Franzolin, Introduction
Dr. Alkisti-Irene Malamis, Introduction
David Perkins, National Perspectives: The United Kingdom
Dr. Sabine Rojahn, National Perspectives: Germany
Monia Baccarelli, National Perspectives: Italy
Gerard-Gabriel Lamoureux, National Perspectives: France
Javier Fernández Lasquetty, National Perspectives: Spain
Leo Kooy, National Perspectives: Netherlands
David Rosenberg, Contributions from industry and judiciary
Jean-Jaques Canonici, Contributions from industry and judicary
David Musker, National Perspectives: Contributions from Industry and judiciary
Dr. Luca Falciola, Enforcement of patents in the field of bioinformatics
Professor Alison Firth, Enforcement of patents in the field of bioinformatics
Bart van Wezenbeek, Enforcement of patents in the field of bioinformatics
Rinaldo Plebani, Conclusion
Complete Proceedings
Roundtable on Bioinformatics, Paris - February 2007
Francois Kepes, An Introduction
Giampiero De Luca, An Introduction
Bernhard Petri, Structural Genomics – Patent Protection
Matthias Hilbig, Challenges in Examining Bioinformatics Patent Applications
Joe Taormino, Recent Developments
Sean C Myers-Payne, Practice Considerations
Kazuaki Tasaka, Bioinformatics Patents in Japan
Stefano Lopriore, Platforms and Technologies for Molecular Biology Innovation
Patrice Garnier, Software and Solutions for Lifescience
Peter van der Spek, The Biotech view
Bart van Wezenbeek, The Forefront of Enforcement: Claim Drafting
Rinaldo Plebani, Union Biotech Commission
Complete Proceedings
UNION Congress, Spoleto - May 2005
Secretary General's Report
Reporter General's Report
Statutes Commission – Changes to UNION’s Articles
Best Paper Award
Wubbo De Boer, Community Trademarks
Francis Gurry, Community Trademarks (WIPO)
Eric Nootebom, Latest Developments on EU Industrial Property Policies
W.Van der Eijk, Recent Developments in the European Patent System
Gerte Kolle, EPLA
Francois Pochart, IP Insurance
Justyna Ozelgalska-Trybalska, IP Insurance
Joszef Marko, IP Litigation in HU
Andizej Ponikiewski, IP Litigation in PL
Jaak Ostat, IP Litigation in EE
R. Plebani, Biotech Workshop Summary
F.Davidson-Brunel, EPO Appeal Board Thinking
C.Jupin & R. Plebani, Implementation of UE Directive 98/44 –Deviations FR, IT and DE
H.Goodfellow, Business Aspects & Bioinformatics
F.Conicella, Business Aspects & Bioinformatics
J Taormino, Latest Case Law & Practice of the EPO
Gerte Kolle - Software - EPO – Development in EU
Software - Latest Developments in EU
B-G Wallin, Designs - Review of Case Law
D. Musker, Review of Case Law
UNION Congress, Porto - May 2008
Word from the EU Commission - Joao da Sousa, INPI Notes on Q & A Session
The Word from WIPO - Joelle Roge Notes on Q & A Session
Word from the EPO - Challenges for IP Protection and Enforcement - Eugen Stohr
The Word from the EPO - Eugen Stohr Challenges for IP Protection and Enforcement Notes on Q and A Session
The Word from OHIM - Overview
The Word from OHIM - Recent Facts and Figures
The Word from from OHIM - Joao da Sousa Notes on Q and A Session
Word from the Portuguese INPI - Joao da Sousa Notes on Q & A Session
Contributory infringement National Perspectives Germany - J Taormino
Contributory infringement National Perspectives Germany - J Taormino Notes on Q and A Session
Contributory infringement National Perspectives UK - D Perkins
Contributory infringement National Perspectives UK - D Perkins Notes on Q and A Session
Contributory infringement National Perspectives USA - B Diner
Contributory infringement National Perspectives USA - B Diner Notes on Q and A Session
Contributory infringement National Perspectives France - C Nargolwalla
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View UK - J Davies
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View Germany - J Krauss
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View Computer-implemented inventions - P Hanna
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View - A Firth
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View Tables - A Firth
Contributory infringement Case law and Comparative View - J P Remedio Marques
Prior User's Rights Germany - S Rojahn
Prior User's Rights The UK - A Webb
Prior User's Rights France - F Pochart
Prior User's Rights The Netherlands - S Sanders
Patent Survival - R Plebani
Patent Survival - Regulatory aspects and their strategic use - G De Luca
Patent Survival - More than one way to extend the life of your patent in the Pharma field - S Vadehra
PRIOR USE UNDER SECTION 64 OF THE UK PATENTS ACT 1977 A Webb
Complete Proceedings as a pdf document
Roundtable on Employees Inventions and their Remuneration, Munich - Feb 2009
Papers as presented are attached as a pdf document.
Roundtable on Anti-counterfeiting measures, Prague - November 2008
Roundtable on Anti-counterfeiting measures, Prague - November 2008
Roundtable on Ambush Marketing, Bordeaux - October 2009
A Summary of the proceedings and the presentations are here as a 59 page pdf document.
Round Table on Claim Interpretation, Munich - Feb 2010
All the presentations as one pdf file
Rainer Moufang - Claim interpretation by the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
Thomas Kaess - German Practice in Construction of the Claim
Alice Pezard - The interpretation of patent claims within the French case-law
John BALDWIN - Literal interpretation of patent claims in the UK
P H Blok - How we cope with patent scope in the Netherlands
Mario FRANZOSI- Literal interpretation of claims Europe and Italy
Bengt Domeij - Literal interpretation of claims in Scandinavia - focus on Sweden