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Second non-medical use claims: guidance on using “relative improvement” features
16 December 2025
T2387/22 contains useful insights into the clarity of “relative improvement” features in second non-medical use claims at the European Patent…
EPO practice & procedure: acceptance of colour drawings in EPO applications
16 December 2025
From 01 October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) accepts colour or greyscale drawings in all electronically filed European patent…
Is the appetite for green technology waning? Insights from worldwide patent office statistics
16 December 2025
On 18 April 2025 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) formally terminated its Climate Change Mitigation Pilot program,…
UKIPO: fee increases effective 01 April 2026
16 December 2025
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has announced an increase in its fees for the first time since 2018 for…
Protecting your after-market. Part 1: consumables
11 December 2025
In many industries a manufacturer’s device serves to create a market for a consumable of that device, and often (for…
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