Balancing Patent Rights and Need for Introduction of The Concept of Fair Use in Patent Law

The enforcement of the IP Rights must be in conducive to a balance of rights and obligations. The law seeks for a balance between rights of the inventor of a patent and his obligations towards the country or humanity in general. In other words, it can be stated that there is a need to strike balance between the right holders and the larger public interest....
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EUIPO and Eurojust step up cooperation to tackle IP crime

The EUIPO and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) are stepping up their cooperation to more effectively tackle criminal abuse of intellectual property rights in the field of counterfeiting and online piracy. A Service Level Agreement (SLA) was signed to boost Eurojust’s capacity and expand its expertise to support complex investigations in […]...
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A new era in anti-counterfeiting technology

A lot has happened since the 2018 EU Blockathon, which initiated the Anti-counterfeiting Blockathon Forum – the ecosystem of a motivated, innovative community dedicated to solving the global phenomenon of fakes with the help of technology. Based on the shared knowledge and expertise gained from these years, the EUIPO has decided to engage further to […]...
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