Publications
B&A regularly publishes articles and provides conferences and courses directed to various aspects of Industrial Property. B&A also periodically publishes a newsletter, B&A info, providing a synthetic or complete information concerning recent developments or specific aspects of IP. Recent B&A info issues are available on this site.
In France, transfers and licenses of a patent or patent application must be registered in the national or European patent register to be enforceable against third parties. This rule also applies in most European countries....
On February 15 and 19, 2010, the Enlarged Board of Appeal within the European patent office (EPO) issued two important decisions in the medical field....
The European patent office (EPO) published two important decisions that will impact on the patent practice and filing strategy in Europe....
A supplementary protection certificate (SPC) can extend the term of a patent in the pharmaceutical field, of at most 5 years. Obtention of an SPC in France, and more generally in European countries, is governed by a European Regulation (n°1768/92). The first conditions are the existence of a patent and of a drug marketing approval....