The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is a EUR 20 million financial assistance program designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU access their intellectual property rights. This SME Fund is a European Commission initiative implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and will run from January 10, 2022…
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On June 10, 2021, the German Federal Cabinet approved the draft of a second law for the “simplification and modernization” of patent law. Among other things, the bill provides for an amendment to Section 139 of the Patent Act, which governs the right to injunctive relief by the patent proprietor in the event of patent…
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Patent attorney Gerd Stötter – partner in our patent law firm – is a regular lecturer at RKW Campus. The next seminar will take place on 15.10.2021 in Chemnitz. A basic knowledge of patents and other intellectual property rights is indispensable if a company develops new products or brings them to market. Otherwise there is…
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Our patent law firm has been accepted as a member of the AIF InnovatorsNet. AiF InnovatorsNet is an association of companies, universities, research institutions, associations and start-ups that strive for innovation. AiF InnovatorsNet provides access to the innovation resources of the AiF network and creates opportunities for networking in specific innovation and research projects. The…
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The Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has commented on this in its decision T 844/18 (Crispr/Cas) and continues its previous line: For an effective claim of priority of an earlier application (with several applicants) by only some of the applicants of this earlier application in the form of a subsequent application,…
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Carina Ehrig has given a talk on “From the idea to the property right – patent strategies for SMEs and scientists” at the Dresden Industry Talks on March 25, 2021. The Industry Talks are organized by the DPG’s Arbeitskreis Industrie und Wirtschaft (AIW) of the German Physical Society (DPG). The series of DPG Industry Talks events is…
Further reading99% of all companies in the EU are small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, only 9% of SMEs own registered intellectual property rights. The “Ideas Powered for Business – SME Fund” is a funding program worth a total of 20 million euros that aims to make it easier for SMEs in Europe to access their…
Further readingOn April 26, 2019, the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG) came into force. The law is based on the EU know-how Directive 2016/943 of 08.06.2016. The law strengthens the protection of trade secrets. A very important innovation, however, is that “appropriate secrecy measures” must be taken to ensure that know-how actually…
Further readingSince the end of May 2020, the WIPO Proof tool has made it possible to create forgery-proof evidence that can be used to prove the existence of your intellectual property in the form of a digital file at a given time without having to publish it. This proof is based on a uniquely generated and…
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The corona pandemic has a strong impact on economic processes and is leading to a recognisable recession. Governments are currently offering assistance in the form of loans and short-time working to ensure the liquidity of the affected companies. Due to the decline in sales, many companies are forced to budget heavily for their expenditures in…
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