Monthly Archives: December 2012

Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 21, 2012 @ 11:19 AM

  The happiest of holidays to all of our friends, family and followers! Here’s a look at what’s been happening in the IP space over the last week: More on the America Invents Act: The final rules have been published … Continue reading →

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New Israeli Patent Fees Effective 1 January, 2013

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 @ 11:54 AM

On January 1st, 2013 the Israeli Patent Office will implement new regulations dramatically affecting official fees for both local and PCT applications entering the national phase. The tables below detail each of the fees required by the Office with the … Continue reading →

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Middle Eastern Intellectual Property News – December 2012

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 @ 05:26 PM

Our friends at Saba & Co. IP release a monthly bulletin highlighting intellectual property news in the Middle East. As the longest-established IP firm in the region, Saba is well versed in the area’s many filing jurisdictions. Here’s a look … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 14, 2012 @ 10:23 AM

Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a look at the latest foreign filing/patenting news from the past week: The European Union made history this Tuesday, as the highly anticipated unitary patent was signed into adoption. WIPO’s latest newsletter outlines the amendments on … Continue reading →

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European Parliament Approves Unitary Patent System

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 @ 05:18 PM

Well, it’s been almost 4 decades in the making, but in a historic session today, the European Parliament finally approved the three sets of regulations that would create a unitary European patent system. These three proposals establish the unitary patent, … Continue reading →

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Corporate Legal Departments Still Doing More with Less

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Monday, Dec 10, 2012 @ 01:23 PM

Corporate Counsel recently published its 2012 Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey and the key finding is that in-house legal departments are being forced to do more with less.  As a result of the “Great Recession,” many attorneys have moved from law firms … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 7, 2012 @ 11:21 AM

Hi everyone! It’s been a busy December for us so far; we certainly hope all is well on your end! Here’s a look at some of the latest news happening in IP: The EPO launched the English-Chinese component of its … Continue reading →

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inovia Travels: Highlights from the IPBC China

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 @ 12:52 PM

Earlier this week, several members of the inovia team attended the inaugural IP Business Congress (IPBC) China event in Beijing. The IPBC is hosted by Intellectual Asset Management magazine and inovia has attended previous IPBC events in San Francisco and … Continue reading →

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Amendments at the EPO

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 @ 03:07 PM

Fewer and fewer opportunities… The EPO is well known for applying relatively strict criteria to amendments. Compared to, say, the USPTO, the EPO requires virtually literal support for every amendment (we’ll go into more detail about this in another article). … Continue reading →

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