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Ireland targets Unified Patent Court, confirming referendum date officially announced.

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors on 1 June 2023 to hear matters relating to the validity and infringement of the new unitary patent and also European patents that have been made…
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Mickey Mouse, not quite free

From 1 January 2024, the original version of Mickey from the famous 1928 cartoon "Steamboat Willie" is no longer protected by copyright.Mickey should have fallen into the public domain in 1984. The…
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FTO Webinar Replay - Live on youtube

Last week Thursday, 6th July 2023 our experts came together to host a live webinar focusing on the topic 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲.…
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27 Listings in this year's IAM Patent 1000

The twelfth edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The world's leading Patent Professionals, was released recently and we are excited to announce that this year, 27 of our professionals have been recognized…
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All ten AIPEX member firms listed by the Financial Times as Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2023

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗫 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯.…
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Join us for our Live Webinar - Freedom to Operate: Driving innovation in a competitive landscape

Join us on the 6th of July for our webinar 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 : 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲.…
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The UPC launches today

ROTTERDAM, THURSDAY 1ST JUNE 2023 - AIPEX, a leading European firm specializing in intellectual property (IP) law, proudly announces its readiness to handle litigation and prosecution cases under the UPC.…
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AIPEX member Henri Bourgeois elected as President of EPLIT (European Patent Litigators Association)

Henri Bourgeois, partner of Germain Maureau, on being elected by the new board as president of EPLIT - European Patent Litigators Association during the General Assembly held on the May 26, 2023 in Paris.…
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AIPEX announces new member firm in the Czech Republic, HARBER IP.

ROTTERDAM & PRAGUE, December 12th, 2022 -- AIPEX, the leader in providing cost and time efficient pan-European IP portfolio management solutions announces expansion to the Czech Republic.…
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Delays to Unitary Patent launch announced

As announced on the UPC website, the timeline for the UPC implementation has been pushed back and will now be implemented on 1 June 2023 (rather than April 2023).…
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