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BROMPTON CASE- Intellectual property and technical function: protection after patent expiration?
Author: Patricia Guillén The Tribunal de l’entreprise de Liège (Belgium) is hearing a dispute between the folding bike company Brompton Bicycle Ltd and one of
Financial Times ranks ABG IP in the top 10 of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms
For the second year in a row, Financial Times has ranked us in its “Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms” ranking that was published today. This
ABG Intellectual Property at the highest level in IAM Patent 1000
For the ninth consecutive year the prestigious magazine Intellectual Asset Management has included us at the top of its IAM Patent 1000 ranking. To prepare
The importance of securing evidence against the infringement of ip rights and know-how: latest probative technologies
For the general public, platforms that offer certification services for the existence of a digital archive is unheard of. However, for firms that specialise in the
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO has decided that products obtained exclusively by an essentially biological process are not patentable
Author: Guillermo Menéndez The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has published the decision of case G3 / 19 (text
WasherCap: A medical device to treat injuries of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
According to the latest statistics from the European Patent Office, medical technology has the second highest number of applications after digital communication. In 2019, 128
ABG in The Legal 500 ranking for the second time
We are proud to announce that The Legal 500 has included ABG Intellectual Property in its ranking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in
What you should know on the right of priority for patents. A european perspective
Patents and their territorial scope. The Paris Convention. Patents and utility models have a limited geographical scope, i.e. a patent granted in one country has
Hope and strenght from our children
These days of confinement, when the ABG Intellectual Property team is teleworking, we are also sharing more time with our families. We have taken this
Chambers & Partners includes ABG among the “Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business”
We are pleased to announce that the prestigious Chambers & Partners legal directory has again selected ABG Intellectual Property in the Spanish edition of its
ABG Intellectual Property involved in a case wherein an EPO Board of Appeal provides guidance on the selection of suitable starting points within the closest prior art document
On March 2nd 2020 Board of Appeal 3.3.02 of the EPO issued a decision (T 0709/17) providing guidance on the selection of suitable starting points
PharmaMar: patents in a Spanish pharmaceutical company searching the sea to fight cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, after cardiovascular disease. Far from being optimistic, international agencies warn that the figures are
