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Abdelaziz Khatab practices patent law since 2007, as a French and European patent attorney and then as an attorney-at-law. He holds the Patent Litigation in Europe certificate of the Strasbourg University dedicated to pan-European patent litigation and to the rules of the upcoming Unified Patent Court.
Abdelaziz has an in-depth knowledge of patent law, from patent prosecution to patent litigation. He can take part in complex cases involving both patent offices and trial courts in France and abroad.
Abdelaziz works on high stakes complex cases for large companies both before the European Patent Office (in French and English) and the national courts. He is notably familiar with negotiations and litigation involving non-practicing entities (“patent trolls”).
Abdelaziz has a strong experience, especially in the field of high technologies and computer implemented inventions. He notably counsels large corporations in prosecuting, managing and licensing standard essential patents. He also assisted them in their licensing programs (FRAND licenses notably).
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The European commission "surprises" with a proposal for regulation on standard essential patents
On 27 April 2023, the European Commission announced a proposal for a regulation in the field of standard essential patents[1]. Drafts of the proposal “leak
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FRAND licences: the Paris Court of First Instance confirms its jurisdiction
Two decisions of 7 December 2021 in the same case (i) confirm the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of First Instance to hear claims relating to the determination of a FRAND rate at the global level and (ii) recognise ETSI's standing to defend in this type of dispute. The case opposes Xiaomi against Philips and ETSI.
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Recours en restauration : la Cour de cassation impose à l’INPI d’harmoniser sa pratique avec celle de l’OEB
Dans un arrêt du 1er décembre, la Cour de cassation a annulé une décision du directeur général de l’INPI déclarant un recours en restauration irrecevable comme tardif. Elle retient une nouvelle interprétation du délai d’un an pour former un recours en restauration des droits à présenter une requête en poursuite de la procédure. Cette interprétation aligne la pratique de l’INPI sur celle de l’OEB.
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Licences FRAND : le Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris reconnaît sa compétence
La définition de normes industrielles met parfois en œuvre des inventions protégées par des brevets. On parle alors de « brevet essentiel à la norme » [1] ou BEN. C’est particulièrement le cas dans le domaine des télécommunications où les normes (3G, 4G, 5G) permettent l’interopérabilité des produits ou services offerts par les acteurs du domaine.
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Blockchain patents : current situation and outlook
Blockchain, a technology often associated with the libertarian movement, appears in principle to be in opposition to patent monopolization [1]. Today, this initially airtight opposition between the freedom of blockchain protocols and their registration by this type of industrial property right is no longer set in stone. The technologies implemented by blockchain—a distributed registry in a peer-to-peer network, consensus algorithms for validating new entries into this registry, cryptographic processes to secure transactions exchanges [2]—interests more and more certain patent applicants.
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In May do what you like: France is preparing for the UPC ... and surprises with the disappearance of a statute of limitations
An ordinance[1] modifying the Intellectual Property Code (IPC) has just been published in the Official Journal. It aims at harmonizing the IPC in accordance with the legal texts implementing the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
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