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Analysis of practical determination on whether par...

Posted by George Huang | Dec 8, 2020 | IP laws and practice (includes legislation, practice changes, case-law from around the world) | 0

Every FICPI member contributes to improving communication

by Julian Crump | Nov 24, 2020 | FICPI activities | 0

How is your Section or Group doing against the goals of the FICPI Communications Charter? You will...

NEW EBOOK: REFLECTIONS ON LOCKDOWN & LESSONS LEARNT

by Marc Chauchard | Oct 13, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 0

Following publication of my humorous blog series published during lockdown aka...

PROGRESS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FICPI

by Elia Sugrañes | Sep 25, 2020 | FICPI activities | 0

FICPI has a long story to tell. Many IP attorneys have been working for many years on interesting...

FICPI’s new Small Business Kit helps you hit your new business goals

by Julian Crump | Sep 14, 2020 | FICPI activities | 0

New FICPI resources help you create new ways to win 2020 has been a year like no other – and it is...

Hands On Training – From a Distance

by Geoffrey de Kleine | Aug 21, 2020 | FICPI activities | 0

How FICPI’s SEAD course adapted to online training The FICPI Patent Drafting course The FICPI...

Patent exceptions during a pandemic

by Jean E. Akl | Jul 28, 2020 | IP asset management (valuation, licensing, FRAND etc.) | 0

The thorny issue of compulsory licensing The blistering race and competition to find a Covid-19...

WHY PEC SURVEYS MATTER FOR THE PROFESSION

by Patrick Erk | Jun 30, 2020 | FICPI committees and working groups | 0

As a FICPI member, you may be aware of PEC, FICPI’s Professional Excellence Committee. PEC looks...

DELIGHTING THE CLIENT IN DIFFICULT TIMES

by Ximena Castellanos | Jun 30, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 0

How to foster a client-centred culture in your firm The reflections that I have made during this...

Covid-19 crisis and trade mark practice

by Eleni Kokkini | Jun 5, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

How to keep our clients happy and involved in the protection of their trade marks during a...

Life under lockdown: the FICPI administrator’s view

by Rebecca Sandland | Jun 3, 2020 | FICPI activities, Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

I was ready for this, not the global pandemic, but working from home whilst our country locked...

Piloting patents: applying lessons from a private Pilot’s Perspective

by Ivan Ahlert | Jun 2, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 0

APPLYING LESSONS FROM A PRIVATE PILOT PERSPECTIVE: Also a tribute to my fellow pilot colleagues:...

THE PANDEMIC: ADAPTATIONS IN A BRAZILIAN LAW FIRM

by Gabriel Di Blasi | May 27, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 0

Even though it was expected, when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Brazil it brought many changes to all people and sectors of the economy.

Life in lockdown in France, blog 6: The “e Pandemic”, 30 years later

by Marc Chauchard | May 22, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 1

In his final blog on the effects of the pandemic, Marc Chauchard takes a looks back at events of...

Life in lockdown in Canada: Don’t neglect office design and HR considerations

by Doug Deeth | May 14, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 0

Doug Deeth gives a taster of next week’s webinar, “How will the world look after lockdown?” In the...

Life in lockdown in France: a woman’s experience of working at home

by Anne Lévy | May 11, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

Being a woman in FICPI during the coronavirus crisis I am one of a few FICPI women who were...

Life in lockdown in France, blog 5 : We are at war!

by Marc Chauchard | May 7, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

Marc Chauchard applies wartime strategy to getting businesses back on track after Covid-19 The...

LIFE IN LOCKDOWN IN BRAZIL: How a Brazilian IP firm reacted to the Covid-19 threat

by Ivan Ahlert | May 5, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

When your best laid plans go awry In Asterix’s village, the Gauls fear nothing, except that...

Life in lockdown in France, blog 4: axioms and tips for efficient e-meetings

by Marc Chauchard | Apr 29, 2020 | Conferences and events (FICPI and other) | 0

Marc Chauchard presents his parody on ‘life in the time of video calls’ This is my fourth blog on...

Top 10 List: Mindful Ways to Cope With a Global Pandemic

by Paula Jill Krasny | Apr 28, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

(Might as well give it a try if nothing else is working!) If we are honest with ourselves, IP...

IP practice management during lockdown

by Catherine Dhanjal | Apr 27, 2020 | Conferences and events (FICPI and other) | 0

Webinar offers tips from FICPI colleagues worldwide. Last week’s webinar, ‘Life under lockdown in...

Life in lockdown in France, blog 3: WhatsApp and other messaging services

by Marc Chauchard | Apr 22, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 1

Using tech tools and your own support groups This is my third blog on ‘life in lockdown’, read my...

life in lockdown in france, blog 2: A few differences between a brilliant theory and its implementation…

by Marc Chauchard | Apr 15, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

Finding a daily schedule that works for you I’m writing this on March 30th 2020, at the end of our...

AI tech used in patent translation

by Shirley Dong | Apr 14, 2020 | IP news and developments | 0

Shirley Dong examines the development and problems of machine translation in the patent field With...

Life in lockdown, blog 1: experiences from France

by Marc Chauchard | Apr 9, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

Living in confinement (aka lockdown). I have been FICPI’s Treasurer General since 2006, living in...

AI tech used in trade mark search

by Gloria Wu | Feb 25, 2020 | IP as a business, practice management | 1

How accurate is trade mark search powered by computer vision technology? When we first began the...

Will the US emerge from the subject matter eligibility abyss?

by Sharon Crane | Feb 19, 2020 | IP laws and practice (includes legislation, practice changes, case-law from around the world) | 0

Stakeholder dissension leads to practitioners trapped in the Section 101 quagmire Hopes that at...

Fighting (and so far winning) the patent backlog in Brazil

by Ana Celidônio | Feb 11, 2020 | IP laws and practice (includes legislation, practice changes, case-law from around the world) | 0

Good news from the Brazilian PTO: update on the project to fight the patent examination backlog...

What to expect from a FICPI meeting

by Christian Wende | Feb 7, 2020 | FICPI activities | 0

Why is FICPI like a business community with family members from around the world? The entire IP...

How will Brexit affect your clients’ IP rights?

by Robert Watson | Jan 29, 2020 | IP news and developments | 0

CET Vice President, Robert Watson, gives a personal view on the current legal position and some...

Patent and IP protection for AI inventions

by Brett Slaney | Jan 21, 2020 | Conferences and events (FICPI and other) | 0

Joint Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence – spotlight on critical issues for IP experts As...

Be your own dentist

by Martin Schweiger | Jan 14, 2020 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

Should we encourage cost-conscious enquirers to file a trade mark application themselves? It may...

Mind the gap (in protection)

by Michael Caine | Jan 7, 2020 | IP news and developments | 1

How approaches to double patenting in some jurisdictions leaves a gap in protection that can be...

Patent attorneys – are they worth the cost?

by Julian Crump | Dec 10, 2019 | Professional standards, ethics and best practice | 0

What’s the value of IP attorneys in the innovation process? IP is the bedrock of a company’s...

May the spirit and scope of the invention be with you

by Julian Crump | Dec 2, 2019 | IP news and developments | 0

The (re-)emergence of the inventive concept in UK patent law The English courts are increasingly...

Why you should be the next FICPI Blog author

by Elia Sugrañes | Nov 27, 2019 | FICPI activities | 0

FICPI is a wonderful community, with members across the globe building trusted connections with...

Fostering better engagement across FICPI

by Catherine Dhanjal | Nov 12, 2019 | FICPI activities | 0

New communication methods to keep FICPI members updated A consultation process across the FICPI...

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