IP News

July 9, 2021 Dr Ryan Mitchell

Antibody inventions – insight provided by latest EPO Guidelines

The latest version of the EPO Guidelines contains, for the first time, a specific section on antibody inventions providing insight …

July 1, 2021

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Interplay between Bad Faith and Intention to Use a Trademark in the EU

In September 2020, the European Union Intellectual …

June 24, 2021 Chris Bond

Sufficiency of Second Medical Use Claims – T 2015/20

An examining division (ED) at the European Patent Office (EPO) refused European patent application no. 15173011.6 on the grounds that …

June 1, 2021 Beth Campbell

Novelty based on the purity of a chemical compound in Europe

Introduction

In decision T 1085/13 dated 9 November 2018, the Board of Appeal decided that a claim defining a compound …

May 6, 2021 Beth Campbell

Stricter conformity of patent specifications at the EPO

Introduction

The European patent office (EPO) published new Guidelines for Examination (“Guidelines”), which came into force on 1 March 2021. …

February 11, 2021 James Cornford

Appeal Oral Proceedings by Video Conference Referred To EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal

It has been reported that an EPO Board of Appeal has referred a question to the EPO Enlarged Board of …

December 3, 2020 Dr Jack Gunning

UPC Update

The Unified Patent Court (UPC), if implemented, will provide a common international court for litigating European patents in participating EU …

November 12, 2020 Dr Nick Palmer

EPO announces move to videoconference for opposition hearings

Hearings are a common feature of European patent procedure, allowing a swift conclusion to be reached during examination, during a …

October 9, 2020 Dr Emma Palmer

Welcome confirmation on the UK’s continuing role in the EPC

The UK government has confirmed that the UK’s participation in the European Patent Convention (EPC) will not be altered by …