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Our Christmas donation 2007 was given (in equal shares) to
"Kinderhilfswerk" (Austrian Children's Fund) and "SOS-Kinderdorf"
(December 2007)
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Norway and Croatia accede to the European Patent Convention
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The Governments of the Kingdom of Norway (NO) and the Republic of Croatia (HR)
deposited the instrument of notification of the European Patent Convention
(EPC) and the instrument of accession to the Act revising the EPC of
29 November 2000.
(December 2007)
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Use as a Trademark - New referral to the ECJ
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After a well-reported case of the European Court of Justice Mr Helmut Sonn now achieved
a further referral to the ECJ by the Austrian Supreme Patent and Trademark Senate
(November 2007)
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Legitimacy of addressing warning letters to employees
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In one of its recent decisions, the Austrian Supreme Court clarified certain
aspects of the legitimacy of addressing warning letters to employees.
(November 2007)
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It's Valid Until it has been Declared Invalid; and: do not Forget About the Know-How
(Decision of the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH))
(October 2007)
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Keyword Advertising and Trademark/Tradename Infringement
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In a first leading decision the Austrian Supreme Court has clarified several issues of
such cases.
(September 2007)
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Termination of a granted preliminary injunction
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Conditions for termination of a granted preliminary injunction for patent infringement
against a monetary security.
(July 2007)
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Extension of the maximum duration of Austrian SPC concerning pediatric medication
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For pediatric medication the possibility to file a request for extension of the maximum
duration exists.
(July 2007)
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Sending warning letters with respect to infringement of patents is a common exercise
common, yet the practice with respect to formulation of such letters differs widely
within the EU.
(June 2007)
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Grounds of Nullity for a SPC in Austria
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The Nullity Department of the Austrian Patent Office had to decide the question, whether stating a wrong authorization to place the product on the market as a medicinal product would be a ground to declare partial nullity.
(May 2007)
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Damages for unjustified temporary injunctions
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The party which has obtained a temporary injunction which finally turned out to have
been injustified, has to indemnify the opposing party for all economic loss due to this
temporary injunction.
(April 2007)
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Article 10 of the Enforcement Directive not fully implemented into Austrian Law
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Article 10 of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) provides corrective
measures to be taken with regard to goods that have been found to infringe an
intellectual property right.
(February 2007)
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The "Biopatent Monitoring Committee"
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The European Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions 98/44/EC
has been transformed into national law on 10 June 2005. The Austrian Parliament has
connected the establishment of a special monitoring committee to this transformation.
(February 2007)
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Malta accedes to the European Patent Convention
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On 1 December 2006, the Government of the Republic of Malta (MT) deposited its
instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) and to the Act revising
the EPC of 29 November 2000.
(January 2007)
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04/2013
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