The Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) entered into force on 19 January 2022, following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Austria....
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Vinho Verde may remind you of the white village you left behind the sea, but not the VERVE mark... In a dispute between the Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos...
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In a decision dated 21 October 2021 the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal dismissed an appeal in which Zoom Video Communications, Inc was seeking EU trademark registration for the blue icon...
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The Lisbon Court of Appeal decided an action in which the plaintiff claimed copyright and trade dress protection for a pen, specifically the Stabilo Pen 68. Citing the interpretation given by...
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The Portuguese Government vowed to improve the patent box regime in the proposal of the State Budget recently presented in October 2021. The so called “patent box” is a regime...
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On 14 September 2020 the EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against...
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The Portuguese Government is preparing a proposal for further changes to the Industrial Property Code. The code currently in force was approved by the Decree-Law No. 110/2018, published on 10...
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The IP Office of Mozambique has issued a note on Substantive Examination of Patents (Notice 2/2020 published on 15 June 2020). The note evokes the Mozambican patent law regarding patent application procedures...
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In a decision dated 14 June 2021 the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal confirmed that a sign representing a vehicle containing a fully charged battery with a cable is devoid of...
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According to the Decision No. 711/2020 of the Management Board of the IP Office and the Government Regulation No. 1098/2008, new official fees are applicable in the Industrial Property Office of Portugal...
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