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We are proud to announce that Marie-Christine SIMON has been recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000 in 2025 ranking. WTR 1000 – the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – a […]Read more

We are proud to announce that Philippe Ocvirk has been recognized in the IAM 300 World’s Leading IP Strategist 2024 ranking. An annual research project that identifies top practitioners who […]Read more

We are proud to announce that Martin Gutwillinger and Henri Kihn have been recognized as notable practitioners by IP STARS (Managing IP)!🌟✨ We are also proud that Office Freylinger continues […]Read more

On 31 May 2024, the Government of Romania (RO) deposited its instrument of ratification of the UPCA, which will take effect on 1 September 2024. A Unitary Patent covers the territories […]Read more

The unitary patent system came into operation on June 1, 2023. After one year, it can be considered a success. Unitary patent The European Patent Office has smoothly introduced this […]Read more

In an article in December 2022 we reported a Decision from the EUIPO Board of appeal, whereby a previous decision cancelling McDonald’s EU Trademark “BIG MAC” had been overturned. In […]Read more

Philippe Ocvirk and Martin Gutwillinger will be attending the 2024 INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta! INTA is the largest gathering of its kind. A unique opportunity to entertain robust conversations […]Read more

The association of the name Pablo Escobar with drug trafficking by the Spanish public could not allow the name “Pablo Escobar” to be registered as a trade mark, as this […]Read more

Europäesch Patenter si strategesch Tools fir innovativ Firmen: si hëllefen hir technologesch Entwécklunge souwéi hir Maartundeeler ze schützen, Investitiounen unzezéien a Partnerschaften anzegoen. Bis haut si méi wéi 22.000 europäesch […]Read more

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that many of its fees will be increasing as of 1 April 2024. For most of the fees, the increase is by about 5%. However, […]Read more

Bonne nouvelle ! En 2024, l’Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO), en collaboration avec la Commission européenne et les offices nationaux de la propriété intellectuelle de l’UE, […]Read more

La détention de droits de propriété intellectuelle (PI) renforce la capacité des start-ups à lever des fonds, en particulier pour les industries de haute technologie dont les besoins en capitaux […]Read more