On 26 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted a new regulation aimed at improving the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products In particular, this new text will make it possible to : · ensure protection of GIs both offline and online, with the […]
It should be reiterated that the partial revision of the Federal Act of Switzerland on Patents for Inventions (Loi fédérale sur les brevets d’invention – LBI) serves the objective of bringing it into alignment with “international standards” and thereby enhancing the validity of the Swiss national patent. On 15 March 2024, […]
In 2023, the number of patent applications in Europe (199,275 applications) rose significantly in comparison with 2022 (193,460 applications), representing an increase of 2.9%. Once again over this year, the most innovative sectors appeared to be digital communication, followed by medical technologies and information technology. For the year 2023, the number […]