G1/19: Patentability of Computer-Implemented Simulations is confirmed
G1/19: EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Confirms that Computer-Implemented Simulations can be patentable
Expressing a link to the land: three new Geographical Indications approved by the INPI
Last November the expressions “Linge Basque”, “Absolue Pays de Grasse” and “Pierre d’Arudy” joined the small family of Geographical Indications for Industrial and Handicraft Products or IGPIA. To date 12 Geographical Indications have been approved by the INPI. There are, however, two new applications for registration: “couteau de Laguiole” (Laguiole Knife) and “poteries d’Alsace” (Alsatian pottery) …
PPH starts in France with the JPO
The French patent office (FPO) and the Japanese patent office (JPO) have ratified a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement. This agreement will be implemented in the framework of a Pilot Program conducted until the end of 2022. At that point, the Pilot Program may either be extended or confirmed.