{"id":20993,"date":"2021-05-11T08:19:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=20993"},"modified":"2021-05-11T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:20:48","slug":"english-sibprima-may-2021-epo-decision-in-g1-19-unified-patent-court-sound-marks-wipne-2021-italian-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/newsletter\/sibprima-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"SIBprima May 2021 – EPO decision in G1\/19 – Unified Patent Court – Sound marks – WIPNE 2021 Italian event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EUROPEAN PATENTS – CASE LAW<\/span>
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EPO decision G1\/19<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

SIB partners Giuseppe Romano and Elisabetta Papa comment on recent decision G1\/19 the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office, concerning the assessment of inventive step for computer-implemented simulation methods. (more<\/a>)<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

UNITARY PATENT \/ UNIFIED PATENT COURT\u00a0<\/span>
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Unified Patent Court kick-off in 2021 unlikely, as Italy bids for central division<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Two pending constitutional appeals against Germany\u2019s Unified Patent Court legislation are unlikely to be decided before the end of this year, and other issues \u2013 such as whether Italy should host the division of the Unified Patent Court originally assigned to the United Kingdom \u2013 are also as yet unsettled. (more<\/a>)<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n

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\"registrazione<\/td>\nEU TRADEMARKS – CASE LAW<\/span>
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When is a sound mark distinctive under EU law? The B. Braun decision of EUIPO\u2019s Board of Appeal<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

The EUIPO’s Board of Appeal\u00a0 has confirmed that sound marks must be evaluated with the same criteria that apply to other kinds of mark: a sound mark is distinctive if it allows consumers to recognise products and services as originating from a particular enterprise. (more<\/a><\/span>) <\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

EVENTS<\/span>
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Join us for the Italian 2021 Women in IP Global Networking event<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

On 4 May we’ll be hosting the 2021 worldwide AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event:\u00a0join us<\/a> to share experiences and discuss balancing marriage, parenthood and work. (more<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n

\"WIPNE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"MIP<\/span><\/td>\nRECOGNITIONS<\/span>
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Thank you!<\/h3>\n

Managing IP has named us Italy Patent Prosecution firm of the year, as well as Tier 1 firm for Trademark Prosecution in Italy for 2021. <\/em>We are most grateful to our clients and associates for these recognitions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out how we rank in other IP surveys<\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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