{"id":5955,"date":"2018-02-22T16:03:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2019-01-07T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T15:53:20","slug":"sibprima-feb-2018-spcs-the-eu-brexit-and-ip-rights-unitary-patent-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/newsletter\/sibprima-feb-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"SIBprima Feb. 2018 &#8211; SPCs in the EU &#8211; Brexit and IP rights &#8211; Unitary Patent Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0 !important\" width=\"650\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\" colspan=\"2\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5958 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/copertina-sibp-feb18.jpg\" alt=\"SIBprima February 2018\" width=\"650\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/copertina-sibp-feb18.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/copertina-sibp-feb18-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa; width: 676px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES IN THE EU<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/if-spc-term-is-not-in-line-with-seattle-genetics-holder-may-request-rectification-says-cjeu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If SPC term is not in line with Seattle Genetics, holder may request rectification<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the owner of a valid SPC may request the competent national office to rectify the SPC\u2019s term in accordance with the criteria set forth by the Seattle Genetics decision even if the SPC was granted before that decision. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/if-spc-term-is-not-in-line-with-seattle-genetics-holder-may-request-rectification-says-cjeu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>BREXIT AND IP RIGHTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/eu-trademark-design-plant-variety-right-holders-prepare-for-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EU-wide trademark, design and plant variety right holders: prepare for Brexit<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>The United Kingdom will soon withdraw from the European Union: what will happen to European Union-wide intellectual property rights, such as European Union trademarks, Community designs and Community plant variety rights? (<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/eu-trademark-design-plant-variety-right-holders-prepare-for-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a><\/span>) <\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Brexit.jpg\" alt=\"Brexit\" width=\"325\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Brexit.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Brexit-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/brevetto-unitario-italia.jpg\" alt=\"Brevetto unitario Italia\" width=\"325\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/brevetto-unitario-italia.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/brevetto-unitario-italia-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>UNITARY PATENT COURT \/ 1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italiano-brevetto-unitario-e-tribunale-unificato-brevetti-litalia-adegua-le-norme-nazionali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Italy implements unitary patent laws and ratifies UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>A new law has empowered the Italian government to enact the provisions of the EU unitary patent regulation and of the Unified Patent Court Agreement; Italy has also recently ratified the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italiano-brevetto-unitario-e-tribunale-unificato-brevetti-litalia-adegua-le-norme-nazionali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>)<\/span> <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>UNITARY PATENT COURT \/ 2<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/fabrizio-de-benedetti-elected-member-of-honour-of-ecta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Latvia ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Latvia has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement, however it is still impossible to foresee when the supranational court will become operational.<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/italiano-la-lettonia-ratifica-laccordo-sul-tribunale-unificato-dei-brevetti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lettonia.jpg\" alt=\"Tribunale unificato brevetti\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lettonia.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lettonia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Thank-you-slant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Thank-you-slant.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Thank-you-slant-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #fafafa;\"><span style=\"color: #bd1111;\"><strong>RECOGNITIONS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em>The 2018 IP Stars and WTR 1000 rankings both highly recommend Societ\u00e0 Italiana Brevetti for trademark prosecution.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>We are grateful to our clients for confirming the quality of our work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Did you know that most international IP surveys rank SIB each year? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/about-us\/recognitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out which ones<\/a>!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES IN THE EU If SPC term is not in line with Seattle Genetics, holder may request rectification The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the owner of a valid SPC may request the competent national office to rectify the SPC\u2019s term in accordance with the criteria set forth 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