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...
Read MoreNEW 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...
Read MorePROGRESS 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...
Read MoreFICPI’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...
Read MoreHands 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...
Read MorePatent 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...
Read MoreWHY 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...
Read MoreDELIGHTING 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...
Read MoreCovid-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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MorePiloting 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:...
Read MoreTHE 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.
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreLIFE 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreTop 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...
Read MoreIP 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read Morelife 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...
Read MoreAI 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...
Read MoreLife 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...
Read MoreAI 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...
Read MoreWill 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...
Read MoreFighting (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...
Read MoreWhat 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...
Read MoreHow 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...
Read MorePatent 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...
Read MoreBe 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...
Read MoreMind 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...
Read MorePatent 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...
Read MoreMay 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...
Read MoreWhy 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...
Read MoreFostering 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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