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Les mauvaises actions en contrefaçon - Paper by Professor Caron
In April 2019, Professor Caron published a paper in 'Communication - Commerce électronique' about wrongful infringement actions, like those involving patent trolls in patent law. In his paper, he presents, from the perspective of European Union law and French law, concepts that enable or could enable us to combat these bad infringement actions that tarnish the image of intellectual property.
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UPC wrangling over transparency risks undermining Europe’s patent court ambitions
The launch of Europe’s long-awaited Unified Patent Court has been rocked by an internal argument over transparency. New rules proposed last month would make secrecy the default, not transparency, and industry is not happy.
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Professors Hofmann and Raue: Taking proportionality seriously in the Unified Patent Court
Two German law professors, Dr Franz Hofmann and Dr Benjamin Raue have pooled forces to publish a joint paper this week on the delicate issue of injunctions and damages for the infringement of patents.
The paper, entitled ‘Injunctions and Damages for the Infringement of Patents under the UPCA; an Analysis in the Light of the Principle of Proportionality’ calls for a more nuanced approach to patent infringement cases, and it urges judges of the recently launched UPC to consider damages instead of automatic injunctions as a remedy in their rulings.
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World IP Day 2024: Creating balance in the European patent system will help tackle the climate crisis and promote Europe’s competitiveness
This year’s World IP Day focuses on the role innovation and intellectual property play in enabling us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and build a more sustainable future for all. Innovation offers the world a chance to address the climate crisis. It is crucial that the patent system functions properly so that green inventors get their ideas to market.