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Until now the Icelandic Patent Office has considered the general indications of the class headings to constitute a claim to all goods/services falling under the class. Following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in the IP TRANSLATOR case the Patent Office has announced that, as of January 1, 2014,… Read more »

The ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in the IP TRANSLATOR case has been discussed at length in Iceland and, recently, the Patent Office has stated that, as of January 1 2014, applications for class headings will be interpreted on a “means-what-it-says” basis. Until now, the Patent Office’s interpretation has… Read more »