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EAPO and SIPO to launch Patent Prosecution Highway as of 1 April 2018

8.12.2017

We encourage our customers to utilize the SIPO-EAPO PPH pilot programme, if terms are met, to benefit from the accelerated Eurasian patent application examination.

Growing competition in healthtech underlines the importance of IP rights for startups

11.9.2017

If you want your business to prosper in an IP-intensive industry, such as healthtech, whether in Finland or abroad, it’s important to make sure that your core technology is properly protected, or at least be aware of the IP owned by other companies.

Papula-Nevinpat to set up new patent teams – ensuring even better customer service

31.8.2017

Papula-Nevinpat has appointed three team leaders as of 1 September 2017 for new patent teams: ICT and Electrical Engineering, Mechanics and Physics, and Chemistry and Processing Technology. By setting up new patent teams we aim at strengthening our customer-oriented service approach.

IAM Patent 1000 – Papula-Nevinpat ranked as a leading patent service provider both in Finland and Russia

8.6.2017

Papula-Nevinpat has again been ranked as one of the leading patent and trademark firms both in Finland and Russia in the patent prosecution category of the 2017 Edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.

European patent attorney Timo Kuosmanen to boost our regional services in Pirkanmaa area

7.2.2017

”I’m inspired by meeting new customers and getting to know their technologies, and want to give my contribution to their product development and creative process. My approach to working with customers is practical, relaxed, and straightforward”, says Timo Kuosmanen.

Markku Simmelvuo appointed chairman and Folke Johansson member of the Ethics Committee of the Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys as of 1 January 2017

23.1.2017

”I’m excited to take this appointment and challenge. There’s a lot going on in our business, also internationally, and I want to draw special attention to the export of Finnish IP services abroad”, says Markku Simmelvuo.

Why are IP rights important especially for a startup?

25.11.2016

Here’s my choice of the most important reasons why it is crucial for a successful startup to take care of their intellectual property (IP) rights.

European Patent Office (EPO) signed Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Memorandum of Understanding with Russian Patent Office, Rospatent

26.10.2016

According to the Memorandum, pilot PPH-Mottainai and PCT-PPH bilateral programs between the EPO and Rospatent will begin during 2017. No further details have been made public yet.

Patents in Russia, Eurasia, and the CIS countries

20.10.2016

In the Russian Federation and CIS countries, intellectual property (IP) rights have to be registered in order to be enforceable. The national Patent Offices grant patents, industrial designs and register trademarks. Generally, the requirements for registration are similar to those of Western jurisdictions. In certain countries, such as Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine, it is […]

Amending claims during opposition proceedings in Russia – IP Court’s decision

22.6.2016

In a recent decision СИП-32/2015 the Presidium of the IP Court withheld earlier decisions of the IP Court and the Chamber of Patent Disputes to revoke Russian patent 2222332 in full due to lack of novelty.

Article in the Expert Guide Intellectual Property 2016: IPR equally valuable in Russia as in other regions

13.1.2016

Our patent attorney Erik Goussev has written an article in the Expert Guide Intellectual Property 2016 about IP & Russia

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