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PCT searches utilizable in PPH processing
25.11.2009The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) cooperation between patent offices increases and develops at the same time. Read more
Economic recession not yet visible in European patent statistics
05.11.2009The European Patent Office EPO has published its statistics for 2008. In 2008, nearly 60 000 European patents were granted, which is 9.4% more than in 2007. However, at the same time, the number of rejected applications has increased as much as 47% from 2007. Read more
First intra-European PPH agreement between Finland and Hungary
02.11.2009The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) and the Hungarian Patent Office will launch PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) cooperation on 4 January 2010. Read more
PPH cooperation between Finland and South Korea begins
28.09.2009The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) will start a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) cooperative project with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on 4 January 2010. Read more
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen started as Manager of Kolster’s Turku office
01.04.2009Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, MSc (Eng.), started as the Unit Manager and an attorney at Kolster’s Turku office on 1 April 2009. Veli-Matti has worked for over ten years in IPR-related tasks for companies within the field of electrical engineering and telecommunications and nearly ten years as a European Patent Attorney and European Trademark Attorney. Read more
European patent, trademark and design registrations continue to increase
30.03.2009According to the preliminary annual statistics 2008 of the European Patent Office (EPO), the number of European patent, trademark and design registrations continues to increase. Read more
Kolster: "Tier 1 trade mark prosecution firm in Finland"
02.03.2009Kolster was, once again, ranked in the top tier for trademark application prosecution in the Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s international survey assessing trademark firms. Read more
Kolster: “Tier 1 patent prosecution firm in Finland”
04.02.2009Kolster was, once again, ranked in the top tier for patent application prosecution in the Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s international survey assessing patent firms. Read more
