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The European Patent Office (EPO) has published the 2019 statistical report: 181,406 European patent applications were filed, 4% more than in 2018. With 2% of filings, Italy ranks 6th in the ranking of the European Countries, after Germany (15%), France (6%), Switzerland (5%), the Netherlands (4%) and the United Kingdom (3%). 45% of applications come from Europe, while the rest [...]

Between the end of 2020 and 2021 the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should enter into force which will result in an uniform system of protection for trademarks and designations of origin in the acceding States, which are RUSSIA, ARMENIA, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN. The single registration will be granted after the examination of absolute and relative grounds. The [...]

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the EPO decided that all time limits expiring on or after 15 March 2020 are postponed to 2 June 2020. This new date can be further postponed as a result of the evolution of the epidemiological situation. Nevertheless, PCA remains active and we believe to take advantage of this only where strictly necessary.