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Linking the product to its origin: geographical indications and the protection of origin products
1 June 2021Geographical indications (hereinafter GIs) are signs used to safeguard the existence of a link between a product and its place of origin, focusing on quality and tradition. -
European patent judiciary in the light of the emergence of the unified patent court: challenges and debates
28 May 2021For more than 40 years now, the harmonisation and unification of the European patent law have been discussed. So far, the only European legal instrument regulating substantive patent matters is a European Patent Convention (EPC) signed in 1973. The EPC, however, is outside the EU’s legislative and judicial framework - once granted the European patents by the European Patent Office (a non-EU institution itself), their enforcement is entirely within the competence of the national courts of signatory countries of the EPC. -
The implementation challenge of art. 17 CDSM directive: an “institutional” option?
25 May 2021Constructing a functioning single market for business and trade among the Member States of the European Union (EU) has been the cornerstone of the EU project, and remains one of the strongest drivers for EU-level legislative reform. Over the years, the EU has prioritized the harmonization of copyright and related rights by passing a series of Directives and Regulations aiming to unify aspects of Member States’ regulatory practices, and thereby improve the overall functioning of the “Single Market.” -
LTEC lecture on new level playing field for patent litigation in Europe
6 April 2021The implementation of the Unitary Patent Package will represent the result of the evolution towards the unification of the European patent system.
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