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  • February 20

    2023

    EPO: The Unitary Patent is to Become a Reality

    On February 17, the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union. The step marks the successful completion of the necessary ratification procedures by the participating EU member states for the Unitary Patent Package to become effective for currently 17 states. The new system is now ready to enter into operation on 1 June 2023. More countries are expected to join in the future. Welcoming the news, EPO President António Campinos said, "The deposit by Germany opens the door for a new era of IP protection in Europe. Under the Unitary Patent system, European businesses will be able to benefit from broader and more effective patent protection at lower costs, which is particularly important for smaller entities. The start of the long-expected system is the result of close co-operation and constructive work of all partners and stakeholders of the European patent system. It will be a boon for the European economy as it establishes a uniform technology market facilitating transactions across a big economic region. While later this year we are going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our founding treaty, the European Patent Convention, this huge step represents a historic moment for innovators and the protection of inventions in Europe."

  • February 17

    2023

    Technicians Appointed to Advise on IP Cases

    A total of 115 technicians were appointed as investigators by Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Wednesday to help solve technical cases. With the fast development of technology, the court has seenIP technic rapidly growing al disputes over the past few years. "Hearing technical cases has become a major part of our job," said Zhou Liting, deputy head of the court's technical investigation department. She revealed that since the court was established in November 2014, it has solved 23,000 technical cases, of which about 20,000 have been concluded. The cases covered many sectors involving high-tech, such as communications, medicine, biology, chemistry, materials and computers, she said, adding "Finding a better solution to the cases very much relates to the development of the involved enterprises and industries". Considering the complexity of technology, a judicial interpretation by the Supreme People's Court, China's top court, issued at the end of 2014 allowed courts to find technical investigators to help with cases, clarifying that the appointment period ranges from one to three years.

  • February 15

    2023

    Legacy of Winter Games Boosts Craze for Winter Sports

    The craze ignited by the Beijing Olympic Winter Games does not seem to wane. In Beijing, sleds, slides and bicycles used on ice rinks are quite popular in venues like the Summer Palace and Beihai Park. In Hebei Province, the opening ceremony of the Fourth Hebei Ice and Snow Games, attended by over 5,000 athletes, was held in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. On major e-commerce platforms, sales of ice and snow gears are spiking. The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Legacy Report (Post-Games) released recently by the Games' Organizing Committee summarizes that Beijing 2022 is not only a spectacular sports gala, but an initiation of a wealth of Olympic legacies. One year ago, Chinese sports heralded the year with successfully hosting the winter games and historic breakthroughs accomplished by China's ice and snow sports teams. Now, one year later, the wonder of ice and snow sports is marching on with both competitive and recreational ice/snow sports on fast track – a full use of the rich legacy of the winter games.

  • February 13

    2023

    Singapore: Pro-bono Patent Services For Youth Innovators

    1. Youth innovators can now receive free help to draft patent application documents and get advice on protecting their intellectual property with the roll out of the Inventor Assistance Programme (IAP). 2. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) initiative, this Singapore chapter will help inventors aged 18 – 35 years old with limited financial means to navigate the patent system with the support of volunteer patent attorneys. The programme’s volunteers will provide patent drafting and/or prosecution services to beneficiaries on pro-bono* basis.

  • February 08

    2023

    IP Insurance Heavily Promoted in China

    Intellectual property insurance had been promoted in more than 22 provinces across China by the end of last year, providing protection for over 46,000 patents, trademarks, geographical indications and lay-out designs of integrated circuits, a report said. The report on IP insurance was unveiled by the Intellectual Property Development and Research Center with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Wednesday. It was the first time that the country issued a report on the issue. As an important part of IP finance, IP insurance is meant to effectively alleviate IP risks for enterprises and help the corporations strengthen IP protection.

  • February 07

    2023

    Legacy and Innovation: China's Time-honored Brands Keep Pace With Times in New Era

    Holding two jars of sugar garlic, a gray-haired resident surnamed Guo is lining up at a Liubiju store, a nearly 600-year-old pickle-making brand located on Beijing's Qianmen Street, to pay for the delicacy. Sugar garlic, or pickled garlic, is a traditional Chinese appetizer with a sweet and sour flavor. "I grew up eating sugar garlic sold by Liubiju and I pair it with porridge, noodles and hotpot. The taste is every bit as good now as it was when I was a kid," Guo said. For people like Guo, some time-honored brands, including the renowned Liubiju, serve as a reminder of their old childhood flavors, while others such as the Da Bei Photo Studio relate to festival traditions and nostalgic memories.

  • February 06

    2023

    Patent Protection for Software Inventions in Europe PATENTS

    Inventions related to user interfaces, business methods, mathematical methods and simulations require extra care in Europe. Inventions related to image processing and cryptography are usually considered to have technical character in Europe. Computer-implemented inventions can be found in all fields of technologies, ranging from computer and mobile to biotechnology applications. Article 52 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) states that a patent should be granted in any field, although the EPC also explicitly regards computer programs as not being inventions if claimed as such. Moreover, methods for performing mental acts, playing games, doing business and presenting information are also not considered to be inventions under the EPC.

  • February 03

    2023

    Implications of AI art Lawsuits for Copyright Laws

    With generative AI dominating the news in 2023, some people are beginning to question the ethical ramifications of tools such as Stability AI's Stable Diffusion and OpenAI's Dall-E.While generative AI tools such as these have given birth to new creativity in the art world, they have also triggered lawsuits from artists and a big stock photography company, Getty Images.Getty's lawsuit. On Jan. 17, Getty revealed that it had initiated legal proceedings in London against Stable Diffusion for allegedly infringing on "intellectual property rights including copyright in content owned or represented by Getty Images.Getty accused Stability AI of unlawfully copying and processing millions of images protected by copyright and their associated metadata owned by Getty Images.

  • February 01

    2023

    CNIPA: All 85 RCEP IP Obligations Fulfilled

    This January marks the first anniversary of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement after its effectiveness. As trade and investment have been continuously liberalized and expedited among RCEP member countries over the past year, IP, as an important force for promoting regional economic and trade cooperation, is playing an increasingly significant role. In the RCEP agreement, the chapter on intellectual property has the greatest content and length, and it is also an IP-related chapter that has incorporated most comprehensive contents among all the FTAs ever signed by China. No wonder it has sparked wide attention since the get-go. Our reporter learned from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) that in the past year, all the 85 obligations specified in RCEP's IPR chapter involving the highest IP authority in China have been fulfilled.

  • January 29

    2023

    WIPO Invites Applicants for 2023 Global Awards Competition for SMEs

    WIPO has opened the 2023 edition of its Global Awards program, seeking small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) candidates from around the world that use intellectual property (IP)-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society. WIPO’s Global Awards 2023 are open to SME applicants of the entire range of business activity - the creative industries, local and international brands, innovative technological providers and all others. An independent jury of renowned experts will select up to seven winners from a shortlist of 20 nominees based on a range of criteria, including the successful commercialization of IP and its positive contribution to society. Diversity of the contenders is also considered. Winners receive a tailored 1:1 mentoring package to support their IP strategies - including funding facilitation, partnership opportunities and publicity support. Winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at WIPO’s Geneva headquarters during WIPO’s General Assembly in July 2023.
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