IP News to Peruse
We are very pleased to announce that on 1 October 2021, Sally Paterson and Thomas Robinson-Piper were appointed as partners of Pipers, alongside our founder, Jim Piper. Sally, who has been with the firm for over 17 years, will take on the role of Managing Partner.
Read moreIPONZ has updated its Patents Examination Manual practices by introducing sections on restoration and extensions of time in exceptional circumstances and amended its practice on claim overlap between parent and divisionals following recent Assistant Commissioner decisions.
Read moreGermany’s recent ratification of the Protocol on Provisional Application of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (Protocol) brings the establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) another important step closer.
Read moreNew Zealand and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement in principle in their Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Read moreIn Miele Computer Cie KG v Green Label Manufacturing Europe Limited R 299/2021-3 an EUIPO Board of Appeal overturned a decision which had found that a vacuum cleaner bag is not eligible for design protection if it is not visible during normal use of the vacuum cleaner.
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