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How safe is your European patent from the UPC

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently revoked a Sanofi-Aventis patent against Amgen, just 13 months after the case started. This quick decision underscores the need for patentees to consider their…
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AIPEX Firm: Celebrating Top Rankings and Prestigious Awards

This year our team have truly outdone themselves. We are beyond thrilled to have been ranked and nominated multiples times in numerous prestigious awards such as IP STARS (Managing IP), Financial…
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Nine AIPEX Member Firms Secure Top Spots in Prestigious Financial Times Rankings

We are thrilled to announce that nine AIPEX Europe Connected member firms have once again been ranked in the latest Financial Times listings, highlighting their excellence and leadership in the…
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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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