On July 6, 2022, the Paris Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) will enter into force for Cape Verde, allowing inventors from other PCT member states, including Switzerland, to protect their inventions in Cape Verde through this treaty which has 156 contracting Member States. The PCT offers the advantage of […]
In accordance with the provisions of article 81 of the European Patent Convention, “the European patent application must include the designation of the inventor”. It is on the delicate issue of the “inventor” as a subject of rights that the Legal Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, the first […]
On May 5, 2022, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999) will enter into force in China. The Hague System allows protection at an international level (i.e. within the territory of the contracting parties) through one single application, in one language and with one set of fees. The advantage is […]