Mar, 7th, 2011
No reduction in availability of divisional patent applications in Poland
Both, in EPC1973 as well as in the original version of EPC2000, there was no time limit for filling such applications, so in many cases when a European patent application was in danger of refusal, Applicants filed divisional applications duplicating the original scope of protection in order to keep the said endangered subject-matter alive. Such [...]
Jan, 18th, 2011
The way paved to single patent in the European Union?
The Creation of Community Patent System, giving inventors the option to obtain a single patent legally valid throughout the European Union, was first proposed by the European Commission ten years ago. The principal aim of the proposal was, and still is, to reduce costs of patenting an invention in Europe, which according to the Commission [...]
Aug, 12th, 2009
‘miodula ognista’ (firely miodula) in Court
The Regional Administrative Court is entitled to use information from Internet to endorse its decisions. The Court decided that one cannot refuse the status of a generic name with regard to a term that is known or used in certain regions but which is not known to each potential customer. The company X applied for [...]
Jul, 1st, 2009
“Patent protection may cost even 190 million euro per year” opinion of Marek Łazewski for Gazeta Prawna
Expensive, complicated and hard to reach – such is the patent protection system in EU. This is the barrier for companies operating on common market, especially for the small and the medium – sized ones. Full article: If you have any questions regarding this article, please contact Marek Łazewski