Introduction words of 2024

Shoichi Okuyama, President of AIPPI

On behalf of AIPPI’s Bureau, I would like to welcome you in 2024. I hope you all had a nice festive period and a good start into the new year.

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D&I Committee

Delivering D&I in AIPPI

Lisa Mueller (Chair, US) and Saiful Khan (Vice-Chair, UK) D&I Committee

The AIPPI Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee was created after the 2022 AIPPI World Congress in San Francisco, USA, and comprises a diverse group of individuals from around the world. One of the first tasks undertaken by the Committee was to conduct a survey of the AIPPI membership to assess engagement and support for diversity and inclusion issues. We are pleased to provide a summary of the survey’s findings, as well as objectives the Committee established based on the results of the survey.

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Belgium

European Court of Justice allows strict liability when enforcing provisional measures for IP infringement

Michaël De Vroey, Emmanuel Cornu, Eric De Gryse and Arnaud Detry, Simont Braun, Belgium

In a judgment of 11 January 2024 in Mylan v Gilead (C-473/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has accepted that a party enforcing a provisional measure can be held liable to compensate the defendant for any damages and costs caused by the enforcement, when the intellectual property right on the basis of which that measure was granted is subsequently found to be invalid, or if it ultimately transpires that there has been no infringement.

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Canada

Biotech patent attorneys evolving just fine in the aftermath of the sequence listing Big Bang

Noel Courage, PCT Committee, Bereskin & Parr LLP

WIPO recently switched all patent application sequence listings over to a new, more modern format. For those not familiar with sequence listings, they are an electronic document that sets out DNA and amino acids in a standardized format. The sequences in the listing may be prior art, support for an invention, or the invention itself. 

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China

CNIPA published revised Implementing Regulations of Patent Law and Patent Examination Guidelines

Xin Chen, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, China

On 21 December 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published the revised Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law and the Patent Examination Guidelines, which will enter into force as of 20 January 2024.

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Japan

Implementation of a new system for trademarks in Japan

Masaya Tsuno, TMI Associates, Japan

In 2024, Japan will see the launch of a new system, “Letter of Consent” (hereinafter referred to as the “Consent System”) for trademarks. We will provide an in-depth explanation of this system. The Consent System in Japan will come into effect on 1 April 2024.

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Russia

Changes in the approach to reimbursement of the expenses for the administrative out-of-court procedures of consideration of the nullity actions with the RU PTO in view of the recent Constitutional Court Ruling

Maria Makhlina, A. Zalesov and Partners, Russia

The first half of 2023 brought some significant court decisions that affected further the patent practice in Russia in general.

Let us review some recent decisions that have taken place and make the conclusion on their further impact on the Russian IP legislation.

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Spain

The Spanish Courts had decided that the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office (SPTMO) cannot provide services of advice to the users

Christian Durán, Duran-Corretjer, S.L.P., Spain

EUIPO has set up the so called “IP Scan” service with the aim of helping SMEs to decide what intangible assets to protect and to understand how IP can help their businesses grow.

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UK

UK Supreme Court rules that AI systems cannot be named as an inventor for UK patent applications

Toby Bond, Bird & Bird LLP, UK

In a landmark decision the UK Supreme Court ruled this morning that the UK Patents Act 1977 requires an inventor to be a natural person and an AI system cannot be named an inventor.

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Ukraine

Intellectual property protection in Ukraine during the war

Sergiy Barbashyn, Barbashyn Law Firm, Ukraine

Many businesses had to adapt to the new realities of doing business after the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine had started. Currently, they face the issues of entering new markets, developing new areas, ensuring autonomous operation, etc.

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WIPO

WIPO’s Global Goods & Services Terms Explorer: A Gateway for Precise Terms

Christophe Mazenc, WIPO, Switzerland

Developed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Global Goods & Services (G&S) Terms Explorer is a tool designed to provide assistance to trademark applicants when selecting appropriate G&S terms and their associated Nice classification in different languages during the filing process.

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Japan

The Japanese group's journal "A.I.P.P.I." latest issue (Vol 48, No.6) is now available to all AIPPI members

Masatoshi Abe, AIPPI Japan

The AIPPI Japanese Group is pleased to inform you that the latest issue (Vol 48, No.6) of the Japanese Group's e-journal "A.I.P.P.I." is now available to all AIPPI members. You can view the contents page for this issue below.

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Turkiye

The wind of a World Congress passed through Istanbul - 2023 AIPPI World Congress

Esra Dündar-Loiseau, AIPPI 2023 World Congress Advisory Committee Chair

When Istanbul was elected in 2014 by the AIPPI ExCo with a majority vote of 92 % to host the AIPPI World Congress in 2019, we embarked on an exciting journey.

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The programme for the 2024 AIPPI Spring Meeting is here!

The programme is available, and it's filled to the brim with insightful sessions. Whether you're interested in design law developments, mediation insights for international IP disputes, or the exciting non-agri GIs: new IP right for EU industries, we've got you covered.

Registration is now closed, as we have reached maximum capacity due to overwhelming demand.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email registration@aippi.org.

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