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Romania Becomes 18th EU State To Join Unified Patent System

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF IP!  The EU's Unitary Patent Agreement has been ratified by Romania as of May 31, 2024, making it the 18th state to join the Unitary Patent system. This means that unitary…
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31 AIPEX professionals listed in IAM Patent 1000 2024 Awards

We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone for AIPEX: a remarkable total of 31 of our professionals have been recognized in this year's IAM Patent 1000 2024 awards, 4 more than the previous…
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EPO FEE INCREASES 1 APRIL 2024

In 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) implemented wide-ranging fee increases on the procedural fees relating to patent filings, averaging around a 5% increase across the board.…
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AIPEX Celebrates 23 Experts' Prestigious WTR1000 Recognition for 2024

We are thrilled to announce that 23 of our esteemed European Trademark experts are in the World Trademark Review's 2024 WTR1000 rankings.…
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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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