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If the subject-matter of a granted German patent is an invention for which a European patent to the same inventor or its successor in law has been granted (which has the same priority and is valid in Germany) then the German patent becomes ineffective to the extent to which it protects the same invention as the European patent. This happens (1) at the end of the opposition period of the European patent, provided no opposition has been filed, or (2) at the end of European opposition proceedings, provided the European patent has been (at least partially) maintained, or (3) when the German patent is granted after (1) or (2).

BT is to launch a major licensing push in the US and Canada to exploit value from its 14,000 patents. James Nurton visits the telecoms company’s global research headquarters near Ipswich, England to find out how

The late Jerome H Lemelson is well known to numerous manufacturers, not only in the United States but all around the world. During his lifetime, Lemelson, who was the extremely litigious inventor-owner of a large number of patents granted by the United States and many other countries, was also famous for his pursuit of what are known in the United States as submarine patents. The term submarine, which is not unique to Lemelson patents, is based upon the fact that US patents so termed have matured from divisional or continuation applications of parent, grandparent, or even more remote ancestor patent applications filed, in some cases, 20 to 30 years before issuance of the submarine descendant patent.

Tamás Bokor of SBG & K Patent Office in Budapest explains how the amended Hungarian Patent Act has affected the protection of service and employee’s inventions

Dr Gavin D Recchia and Dr Andrew N Blattman of Ella Cheong Mirandah & Sprusons in Singapore examine how to obtain protection for genes in Singapore

Reinhardt Schuster and Clemens Rübel of Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler Isenbruck in Munich review the scope of protection under the doctrine of equivalents as it applies to patent claims including numerical data in Germany

Europe's fund of trade mark case law keeps on growing. Jeremy Phillips says that, while some interesting cases have been decided in the past year, there is much more excitement still to come

The Mexican Law of Industrial Property establishes certain exclusions for the enforcement of patents.

The INTA recognizes that trade mark owners require a truly global organization to represent them, and is taking steps to increase its international profile. Ingrid Hering speaks to Kathryn Barrett Park about the challenges ahead for the Association