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New Decision of the President on specific fees (OG n°6/2016)

On 3 November the Commission adopted a notice clarifying certain articles of Directive 98/44 on the protection of biotechnical inventions. The Directive focuses on patenting in the biotech industry. The notice states that products created through essential biological processes should be excluded from patentability. Furthermore, it calls for more analysis of compulsory cross licensing between plant variety rights and patenting. The Commission also expands on how the Directive ensures that there is enough fair access to patented material of biological origin. Although a Commission Notice is...

EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and EPO (European Patent Office) have released a new study on the contribution of intellectual property rights to the EU economy.

The Administrative Council of the CPVO has adopted General Guidelines on the interpretation of the novelty requirement pursuant to Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 on CPVR (the Basic Regulation). The purpose of the General Guidelines is to provide a uniform interpretation of the concept of sale to which reference is made under Article 10 of the Basic Regulation.

Download the AC General Guidelines .