Unitary Patent System expected in the spring of 2023
During this morning's session (October 4, 2022) of the Patent Knowledge Week, an annual event that aims to help all innovation professionals in matters associated with patents, the European Patent Office (EPO) brought new information about the entry into force of the Unitary Patent System. It is expected to start in April 2023, the same year that the European Patent Convention (EPC) celebrates 50 years.
Top of the props: patents and music
It is well known that patents are an exclusive right granted for inventions, namely, products and processes which are new, inventive, and provided with industrial application. When it comes to music, original compositions are commonly protected by copyright or trademarks (the latter being only possible in the countries where the registration of sound marks is allowed).
AIPPI World Congress
San Francisco (USA) hosted the 2022 edition of the AIPPI World Conference on 10-13 September. Organised by the AIPPI, the event brought together IP profissionals to discuss, share and exchange insights on various areas of IP.
Inventa joined the event being represented by Daniel Reis Nobre, Tiago Reis Nobre and Vitor Palmela Fidalgo, where they had the opportunity to share some of the latest news about IP in Europe and Africa.
Next year the congress will take place in Istanbul (Turkey).
Filing a priority document in Portugal
The Portuguese Patent Law (CPI) may provide interesting ways for an applicant to file a priority document in Portugal and when filing subsequent patent applications abroad.
The CPI provides users of the patent system with two embodiments of patent applications, namely a provisional patent application (PPA) and a non-provisional patent application (PA).
This article aims to present the advantages to the user to begin a patent family in Portugal, including some careful considerations, especially when the applicant chooses to take the PPA route.
War: the patent turbulence zone
A fierce battle broke out in the IP field because of the war in Ukraine. The Russian Government issued Decree No. 299, dated March 6th, 2022, which allows national companies or individuals to use inventions, utility models and industrial designs, belonging to “unfriendly countries” of Russia, without owner permission or compensation. Its aftermath may result in deep uncertainty regarding the enforcement of IP rights in Russia.
Nigeria: The role of patents in promoting innovation
The greater heritage of a nation remains in the creativity of its citizens. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the world has continued to experience astronomical advancement in scientific and technological innovations, which has changed the phase of modern society, leading many thinkers to term this present civilization “the jet age”.
This technological advancement has had an enormous impact on the world's legal systems. It has disrupted traditional modes of IP protection, which have been forced to change to keep abreast with the ever-changing forms of innovation.
Inventa collaborates in the update of the Manual of Industrial Property, published by Wolters Kluwer
Inventa has been contributing to updating several chapters related to African jurisdictions in the Manual of Industrial Property (also known as The Brown Book), published every year by Wolters Kluwer International Group.
As usual, the contribution of Inventa outlines the procedures and laws involved in filing applications for patents, trademarks or designs specifically in ARIPO, OAPI, Somalia, South Sudan, Madagascar, DR Congo, Seychelles, Zambia, Malawi, Gambia, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, and Sierra Leone.
IAM 1000 - 2022 Portugal
We are delighted to share that Inventa has been again recognised in the 2022’s IAM Patent 1000 - the world’s leading patent professional guide - for Portugal. It is with great satisfaction that we continue to see our IP practice being recognised, always maintaining the objective of going further and better for our clients.
The IAM Patent 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals who distinguish in legal patent expertise.
Patenting life?
Patents can be defined as an exclusive government-granted right for an invention (a product or process), which allows its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented technology for a limited time.
Inventions can belong to any technological field and the patent document must disclose the invention in detail to enable a person skilled in the art to reproduce it without unreasonable experimentation.