Unitary Patent: UK ratifying

The United Kingdom continues with ratification preparations of the Unified Patent Court agreement of the Unitary Patent System A major breakthrough for enacting the unitary patent protection system was achieved on November 28, 2016 by an official press release by the UK Minister of State for Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville Rolfe. She announced that the

Paralegal Webinar International IP

It is a great honor to have received an invitation from the HalfMoon Education, Inc. to be the presenter of a webinar titled “International Patent Practice for Paralegals” on January 27, 2016. This webinar encompasses two 90 minute time slots, namely a first one titled “Overview of International Patent Practice and the European Patent Convention”

Ownership Transfer of European Patents and European Patent Applications

What are assignments of issued European Patents? An assignment of a European Patent is the act of transferring ownership of the issued European Patent from the assignor to the assignee. Often, the assignment document is simply referred to as the “assignment”. The two parties can be individuals or legal entities. Issued European Patents always need

Ownership Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights in General

What are assignments of Intellectual Property Rights? An assignment is the act of transferring ownership of the Intellectual Property Right from the assignor to the assignee. Often, the assignment document is simply referred to as the “assignment”. The two parties can be individuals or legal entities. Intellectual Property Rights typically need to be assigned on