Archive: 17 Jun 2015

Modernising European trademark legislation

Modernising European trademark legislation

Trademark registration would be quicker and more efficient for businesses under draft rules informally agreed between MEPs and the Latvian presidency. The rules, aimed to foster economic growth by modernising trademark registration and protection rules, would also help to fight against counterfeit goods in transit. “Today’s deal will ensure that the trademark registration will be […]

European Inventor Award 2015 - the winners

European Inventor Award 2015 – the winners

Lifetime achievement Andreas Manz (Switzerland) was honoured for the invention of microlab chip technology. Thanks to his work it is now possible to conduct complex medical, biological or chemical analyses quickly and efficiently on microchips no bigger than just a few millimetres in size. The pioneer in research on microfluidics therefore paved the way for […]