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- 09 July 2020 IP NEWS
THE GRIMBERGEN CASE : BACK TO A STRICTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVIN LAW REGARDING ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS!
Explanation of the Court of Cassation decision from the 20th of May 2020 (Civ. 1ère, 20th of May 2020, n° 19-12278) As the wine sector is deeply impacted by the consequences of the current worldwide health crisis and by the customs laws on wines exported to the USA, and as the overall alcohol consumption is […]
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[IP NEWS-PATENTS] Protecting medications and Supplementary Protection Certificate: what to learn from the Court of Justice of the European Union! (Decision C-650/17 from the 30th of April 2020)
Even a medication, which is a simple and perfectly characterised chemical molecule, can be protected by a series of patents filed one after the other, mimicking the development of the product. Here is an example of what could happen: A first patent protecting the molecule by its function through claims, as “Product for its […]
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[IP NEWS-STATS] France now ranking 3rd worldwide according to the US Chamber IP Index.
The US Chamber is an American professional organisation, rallying over 3 million companies. Since 2012, it publishes a yearly ranking of countries based on the level of IP protectiveness they offer. This ranking is created using 52 markers, such as the legislative corpus, the implementation of rights, and awareness actions. The IP Index also […]
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