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UPC Update | Operation started!

Unified Patent Court (UPC) started its operation today on June 1, 2023.

News | 1.6.2023

IPR easily – Formalities (part 5)

What kind of formalities are you dealing with when filing a patent or trademark application? Learn more:

News | 30.5.2023

Laine IP Board elects new Chairman

European Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent agent Toimi Teelahti has been elected Chairman of the Board of Laine IP. Laine IP thanks the previous Board for its work and wishes the new Board good luck.

News | 29.5.2023

The EUIPO SME Fund Patent Voucher is now available

Financial support for the protection of IP to small and medium-sized enterprises available as of April 26th 2023 through the EUIPO’s SME Fund. Read more:

News | 21.4.2023

IPR easily – Terms relating to application (part 4)

In the next part of our series IPR easily we will learn about terms relating to application. What does embodiment mean? Or preamble? What’s the difference between dependent and independent claim? Find out:

News | 13.4.2023

The USPTO has gone digital! eGrants are here

The USPTO will switch to eGrants on 18 April 2023 i.e. granted patents will be in electronic form, with a new digital USPTO seal and a digital signature of the USPTO Director. Read more:

News | 5.4.2023

G2/21 – Proving a technical effect with later publications

At the EPO, inventive step can, within certain limits, also in the future be proven by evidence that is not in the application as filed or in a pre-published document.

News | 3.4.2023

Laine IP’s Eija Kurvinen was successfull in the new EPAC-examination

The new, Europe-wide patent paralegal examination is a proof of knowledge gained by long experience and hard studying. Eija Kurvinen passed the exam among the first ones. Read more:

News | 31.3.2023

Laine IP’s patent attorneys able to represent clients before the new court

Three European Patent Attorneys of Laine IP, Mirja Matilainen, Jarkko Tiilikainen and Kaisa Suominen now have the right to represent clients before the new Unified Patent Court (UPC), which will start functioning on 1.6.2023.

News | 24.3.2023

IPR easily – Terms relating to time (part 3)

In the third part of our series “IPR easily” you’ll learn about terms relating to time. What is a priority? What do you do if your application is deemed withdrawn? Find out here.

News | 14.3.2023