European Patent Lawyers Association
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The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW, formerly EPLA)) is a professional association of patent
lawyer
s, with a registered office in Brussels
, Belgium
. Its claimed object is "the promotion of efficient and fair handling of patent litigation in Europe
and the strengthening of ties between well established patent lawyers in Europe."
In a conference organized by the EPLAW in October 2005 in Venice
, Italy
, a panel of judges adopted a resolution calling for a single European patent court.
In a second conference, called the Second Venice Forum and jointly organized by the EPLAW and the European Patent Office
in 2006 in San Servolo
, an island in the Venetian Lagoon
, in Italy, a panel of judges approved a Resolution adopting guidelines for the Rules of Procedure of the European Patent Court to be set under the European Patent Litigation Agreement
(EPLA), which has yet to enter into force.
Since 2001, the EPLAW also took a series of resolutions relating to European patent law
.
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s, with a registered office in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Its claimed object is "the promotion of efficient and fair handling of patent litigation in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the strengthening of ties between well established patent lawyers in Europe."
In a conference organized by the EPLAW in October 2005 in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, a panel of judges adopted a resolution calling for a single European patent court.
In a second conference, called the Second Venice Forum and jointly organized by the EPLAW and the European Patent Office
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation , the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the Organisation while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative...
in 2006 in San Servolo
San Servolo
San Servolo is an Italian island in the Venetian Lagoon, to the southeast of San Giorgio Maggiore.- History :Benedictine monks lived on this island from at least the eighth century and for almost five hundred years. They were joined later by nuns escaping from the convents of Saints Leone and...
, an island in the Venetian Lagoon
Venetian Lagoon
The Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon...
, in Italy, a panel of judges approved a Resolution adopting guidelines for the Rules of Procedure of the European Patent Court to be set under the European Patent Litigation Agreement
European Patent Litigation Agreement
The draft European Patent Litigation Agreement , or formally the Draft Agreement on the establishment of a European patent litigation system, is a proposed patent law agreement aimed at creating an "optional protocol to the European Patent Convention which would commit its signatory states to an...
(EPLA), which has yet to enter into force.
Since 2001, the EPLAW also took a series of resolutions relating to European patent law
European patent law
European patent law covers a wide range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973, and a number of European Union directives and regulations....
.