Our conference attendees are:
Markku Simmelvuo, Heidi Mikkola, Riikka Palmos, Jussi Mikkola (Helsinki office),
Marina Smirnova, Tatiana Konopatskaya, Viktor Pronyaev (St. Petersburg office)
Maria Koval and Andrey Krylov (Kiev office).
The pilot PPH-Mottainai and PCT-PPH bilateral programs between the EAPO and KIPO started on 1 January 2019 to enable work-sharing and accelerated treatment of patent applications at both offices.
In the past, we used to think of software and machines as two distinct elements. Now we see the integration of these two, as machines are more equipped with smart technology. For traditional smokestack companies digital transformation creates also new opportunities and challenges in the protection of Intellectual Property, or IP.
We wish you all happy holidays and a successful year 2019!
In Russia too, it is possible to dispute the validity of a granted patent. Read Erik Goussev's blog on the patent opposition proceedings in Russia.
