Patentanwalt Axel H. Horns' Blog on Intellectual Property Law

You can find the offical publication on http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/ta/ta0034.asp

# posted by Rainer : 27 September, 2007 12:18

And now, the draft law was also approved by the French Senate, http://ameli.senat.fr/publication_pl/2006-2007/474.html

# posted by Rainer : 09 October, 2007 23:24

Et voila, the document has been signed by Sarkozy
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=MAEX0760761L

# posted by Rainer : 23 October, 2007 18:07

Rumors from within the EPO say that France is going to defer the deposit of the instrument of ratification with the German Government. These rumors further say that the delay shall be up to the time, when France takes over presidency of the European Council.

Is anybody able to confirm such rumors?

By the way, Germany has deposited its instrument of ratification concerning the EPC2000 on October 31, 2007 (see http://www.epo.org/patents/law/legislative-initiatives/epc2000/status.html). When will France come up? Together with the ratification instrument of the London Agreement or separate?

# posted by Rainer : 06 November, 2007 18:33

I detected that news called "London Agreement to enter into force in first half of 2008" unde the former link http://www.epo.org/focus/news/2007/20070911.html were removed from news archive of the EPO. I contacted the EPO. They confirmed the removal of the news. Tsss

# posted by Rainer : 13 November, 2007 09:31

Presidency of France is scheduled for July-December 2008. Therefore, the postponment could be as long as end of 2008.

# posted by Anonymous : 27 November, 2007 13:15

BLOG@IP::JUR

Patent Attorney Axel H Horns' Blog on Intellectual Property Law.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

EPC2000 and London Agreement Nodded Through by French National Assembly.