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1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? Patents The three main criteria for obtaining patent protection are novelty, inventive step and industrial application (Article 2 Dutch Patent Act (Rijksoctrooiwet 1995), “DPA“). Trademarks The basic requirements for obtaining trademark protection are that of a distinctive character of the sign, a…
China Fangda Partners January 2019
Patents & Trademarks: China
An outline of the legal situation around patents and trademarks for pharmaceuticals in China. Prepared in association with Fangda Partners, one of China’s most prestigious and well-regarded law firms. This is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: China, which can be purchased here for GBP 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain…
Canada Fasken October 2018
Patents & Trademarks: Canada
The low-down on the situation regarding patents and trademarks in Canadian pharma. Prepared in association with Fasken, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Canada, available to purchase here for GBP 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? In order to obtain patent…
The low-down on the situation regarding patents & trademarks in Swiss Pharma. Prepared in association with Wenger Plattner, a leading law firm in Switzerland, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Switzerland, available to purchase here for GBP 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? The…
Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins October 2022
Patents & Trademarks: Vietnam
All about patents & trademarks in Viatnamese Pharma. Prepared in association with Tilleke & Gibbins, a leading law firm in Vietnam, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Vietnam, available to purchase here for GBP 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? PATENT To qualify for…
Italy October 2018
Patents & Trademarks: Italy
All legal aspects surrounding patents & trademarks in Italian Pharma. Prepared in association with Baker Mckenzie, a leading law firm in Italy, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Italy, available to purchase here for GB 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? The regulation of Italian…
Argentina October 2018
Patents & Trademarks: Argentina
A legal briefing on patents and trademarks in Argentina. Prepared in association with Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Argentina, available to purchase here for GBP 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? Patents To obtain patent protection…
Patents and trademarks in Croatia – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Danijel Pribanić, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Croatia, available to purchase here for GB 119. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? In the territory of…
Saudi Arabia STA April 2021
Patents & Trademarks: Saudi Arabia
The key facts about patents & trademarks in Saudi Arabia. Prepared in association with STA, an international law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Saudi Arabia, available to purchase here for GBP 99. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? Trademarks, copyright works, patents, industrial…
Indonesia ABNR June 2019
Patents & Trademarks: Indonesia
Patents and trademarks in Indonesia – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with ABNR, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Indonesia, available to purchase here for GBP 99. 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? In order to obtain patent or trademark…