Year: 2021

Rupert Knights

T1989/18 – EPO Board of Appeal rules there is no legal basis for the requirement to amend the description in conformity with the claims

A longstanding peculiarity of European patent practice is the requirement that the description of a patent application is amended to …

Provisional implementation of the UPC confirmed

On Friday, November 19th, Austria’s National Council unanimously approved the draft legislation of the Protocol on the Provisional …

Dr Jack Gunning

Provisional implementation of the UPC confirmed

On Friday, November 19th, Austria’s National Council unanimously approved the draft legislation of the Protocol on the Provisional …

Beth Campbell

T1791/16 – Clarity in opposition proceedings

Introduction

In decision T 1791/16 dated 22 June 2021, the Board of Appeal decided that if a granted claim is …

G1/21 – Enlarged Board of Appeal issues decision on appeal oral proceedings by videoconference

The Enlarged Board of Appeal (the highest appeal body at the EPO) has issued a decision on the legality of …

The UK IPO’s Manual of Patent Practice goes gender-neutral

The UK IPO has announced that the Manual of Patent Practice (MoPP) has been updated to be gender-neutral.  Previously the …

Partners celebrate World Science Day

Here at Forresters, we are marking World Science Day for Peace and Development, which is celebrated each year on November …

Fuel cell conference gets support from Forresters

We are backing an alternative fuel conference in Birmingham, which will look at ways to reduce carbon emissions.

Hydrogen and …

Forresters announced as innovation champion at awards ceremony

We were delighted to be presented with a prestigious innovation award for the work we have done supporting businesses during …