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Our christmas donation was given to "Caritas Socialis" and "HIVmobil" (December 2009)
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The uncertainties in the jurisprudence about the possibility to cancel domain names
formed by using the names of others has now been clarified. (October 2009)
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In a recent judgement the Austrian Supreme Court had to apply Section 2 para. 3 (1)
of the amended Law against Unfair Competition (LUC) for the first time.
(September 2009)
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"Biopatent Monitoring Committee" gives positive report
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Second Report of the "Biopatent Monitoring Committee".
(August 2009)
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The Fate of Disclaimers in Europe
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The boundaries of the exclusion of disclaimers by the
findings of the ECJ are still to be explored.
(July 2009)
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The Supreme Court refers to a later decision of the ECJ, in which the ECJ
further refined the notion of “necessary”.
(June 2009)
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San Marino accedes to the European Patent Convention
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On 21 April 2009, the Government of the Republic of San Marino (SM)
deposited its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC).
(May 2009)
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Austrians tend to use their trade marks for free
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Within a very short period of time, the ECJ had to answer two questions from the Austrian Oberster
Patent- und Markensenat for a preliminary ruling. Both questions concerned Art. 12 of the Trade
Mark Directive, i.e. the genuine use of a trade mark.
(April 2009)
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Decrease of official fees for the application and registration
of community trade marks as of May 1, 2009
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The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
(OHIM) will decrease its fees considerably as of May 1, 2009.
(April 2009)
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Changes in the fee structure of the European Patent Office
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The new changes comprise the introduction of a two-tier system of claim fees,
an additional fee payable upon filing, a flat designation fee, and a new flat
fee for grant and publication.
(March 2009)
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Dr. Andreas Pföstl has been registered in the listing of Austrian patent attorneys
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From now on, Dr. Andreas Pföstl will be working as a patent attorney in our office.
(January 2009)
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NEWS |
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04/2013
Remuneration for employee inventions in a group of companies
» more
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03/2013
Take it e@sy
» more
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02/2013
Broken wings
» more
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