IP-Fälle und Artikel
Digital documents and signatures in European patent practice
29 Juni 2020
With large numbers of patent attorneys and clients working remotely across the globe, the ability to substitute handwritten signatures and…
Remote working: we’re EPO VICO ready!
29 Juni 2020
Building on our experience with video conference oral proceedings, we are able to confirm that following extensive testing with the…
Please specify me! CJEU tightens the net on SPC eligibility
29 Juni 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has once again tightened the criteria on what types of patents…
Unified Patent Court and unitary patent: end of the road or just another bump?
29 Juni 2020
At the end of March 2020, EPO President Campinos pronounced strong support for the statement by the German Minister of…
Time to be demanding: getting additional value from the PCT patent application procedure
29 Juni 2020
In the context of obtaining patent protection in a number of territories around the world, this is often achieved via…
G 4/19: double patenting at the European Patent Office
29 Juni 2020
The pending referral G 4/19, from the appeal of T 318/14, seeks answers from the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding…
WIPO alert: requests for payment of fees
29 Juni 2020
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently alerted PCT applicants and agents to a new scam where rogue invitations…
Standing up and speaking out: a conversation about diversity, positive change, justice and equality
15 Juni 2020
We recently attended “Standing Up and Speaking Out", a joint event organised by ChIPs and the Corporate Counsel Women of…
Covid-19: EPO extends opposition period for European patents
21 Mai 2020
Up to nine months after publication of the mention that a European patent has been granted anyone may give the…
