World news about “Patents” published by euronews.
European innovation powers on Applications for patents from the European Patent Office (EPO) reached a new peak last year. The EPO covers 38 European countries, so the figures are… 07/03/2013
Pat pending: Patience pays as EU announce new patent laws More than 40 years ago the EU began a discussion on the formation of a common European patent in order to make it easier and less costly for companies to… 11/12/2012
Van Rompuy backs Paris for EU patent court Among the many case files on the table at the EU summit is the single European patent. EU Commissioner Michel Barnier wants this project completed. It has… 26/06/2012
EU, one patent: fits all? For decades, the idea of a single European patent has simply been a dream. But, last year 25 out of 27 EU countries agreed to turn that dream into reality… 31/05/2012
Samsung loses one of many patent cases with Apple Samsung has suffered a setback in its tablet and smartphone battle with Apple. A German court has ruled against the South Korean company in a patent case… 20/01/2012
Apple and Samsung fined over patent breaches in South KoreaApple and Samsung have been fined, after a South Korean court ruled that they had breached each other’s patents on mobile devices. But a judge said that… 24/08/2012
Apple told to admit Samsung did not copy iPadApple has been ordered to release advertisements saying ‘Samsung did not copy the iPad’ in a latest British court ruling over the ongoing patent battles… 19/07/2012
Patent war: Facebook responds to Yahoo lawsuit with its ownFacebook is striking back by filing its own lawsuit after Yahoo filed one accusing the social networking site of violating patents. Yahoo’s case claims… 03/04/2012
Towards a single EU patent systemTo register a patent in Europe can be a lengthy, complex and expensive procedure. The EU has been working on simplifying it for over 30 years. So, will its… 15/12/2009
