{"id":15938,"date":"2020-07-08T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=15938"},"modified":"2020-07-08T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:59:49","slug":"sibprima-july-2020-unified-patent-court-update-epo-pepper-decision-covid-19-and-intellectual-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/newsletter\/sibprima-july-2020-unified-patent-court-update-epo-pepper-decision-covid-19-and-intellectual-property\/","title":{"rendered":"SIBprima July 2020 – Unified Patent Court update – EPO “Pepper” decision – Covid-19 and intellectual property"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Germany<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNIFIED PATENT COURT \/ 1<\/span>
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Germany plans second try at UPCA ratification<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Germany\u2019s second attempt at getting a Unified Patent Court Agreement ratification bill quickly through parliament suggests that the German government is ignoring crucial issues raised by Britain\u2019s exit from the European Union and by its disengagement from the UPCA itself. (more<\/a>)<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

UNIFIED PATENT COURT \/ 2<\/span>
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Reassignment of London\u2019s central division must follow UPCA rules, says AIPPI Italy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

A position paper of the Italian group of AIPPI explains why Germany\u2019s suggestion, that the duties of London\u2019s central division of the Unified Patent Court Agreement should be shared among Paris and Munich if the United Kingdom leaves the UPCA, is incompatible with the UPCA as it stands. (more<\/a>)<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n

\"Unified<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"EPO<\/span><\/td>\nEUROPEAN PATENT – CASE LAW<\/span>
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The byzantine opinion of the EPO\u2019s Enlarged Board of Appeal in case G-3\/19 \u201cPepper” <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Is the European Patent Office entitled to introduce new rules that change the interpretation of EPC provisions?
\nThe answer of the EPO\u2019s own Enlarged Board of Appeal in case G-3\/19 \u201cPepper\u201d is a masterpiece of byzantine wording. (more<\/a><\/span>) <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

IP AND COVID-19 IN ITALY<\/span>
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Italy applying extension of annuity and renewal terms, courts of law back to normal<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Italy is still applying an extension of the validity of intellectual property rights in answer to the Covid-19 emergency, while the suspension of terms in proceedings before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office has not been further extended and the activity of courts of law is back to normal. (more<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n

 \"Italy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"IP<\/span><\/td>\n IP AND COVID-19 IN THE EU
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CPVO still applying extension of time limits for fee payment<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Community Plant Variety Office users unable to pay annual or examination fees have 3 months to pay from the date of the reminder, instead of 1 month. (more<\/a><\/span>)<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0RECOGNITIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Firm of the year awards and more<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2020 so far we have won Managing IP’s Italy Firm of the Year Award for Trademark Prosecution, as well as the Global IP Award for Italy Patent Attorney Firm of the Year.
\nWe are also ranked at the top of several other intellectual property surveys. Find out which ones!\u00a0 (more<\/a>)<\/em><\/td>\n

\u00a0 \"Managing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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