Re: [Patents] A great and French info on IP insurance's policy

[Hartmut Pilch <phm@a2e.de>]

>                   Intellectual property (hereafter referred to as IP) is

Should be called "industrial property".
 
>                     a.. patents (technical inventions); 
>                     b.. distinctive signs: trademarks (names, logos etc.); 
>                     c.. industrial models or designs (the form or 
> appearance of an industrial product); 
>                     d.. semi-conductor topographies; 
>                     e.. plant breeders' rights; 
>                     f.. geographical indications and appellations of 
> origin. 

Intellectual property wouldn't need an insurance, as shown below:
 
>                   This insurance policy is liable to exclude the
>                   following points:
 
> 
>                     a.. Disputes associated with authors' rights or 
> literary and artistic property; 
>                     b.. Rights which have been obtained without the 
> assistance of a qualified representative or authorised lawyer; 
>                     c.. Rights for which the lawyer or representative has 
> not paid annual or renewal fees within the deadline; 
>                     d.. Acts of negligence which are the responsibility of 
> the lawyer, legal counsel, or representative (for example, failing to 
> respond to a request from the INPI/EPO/WIPO, lapse of trademark rights for 
> tolerating unauthorised use).

and as seen in the well written paragraphs which explain why patents are 
"heavy handed" and have an affinity to the "heavy industries".
 
>                   From:
>                   
> http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/controlador.jsp?cuerpo=cuerpo&seccion=newsletter&len=en&issue=12&id=IPRTDarticleN109ED

How is this related to the ipr-helpdesk of the European Commission?

Is there already a pricing scheme for this insurance?

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