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Lessons from Carrier v Bitzer: parallel proceedings at the EPO and UPC
08 October 2024
Since the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors a little over a year ago, the European patent system has…
Withdrawn marketing authorisations and SPCs: CJEU provides clarification
08 October 2024
In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) determined that Article 3(d) of the SPC…
Meril v Edwards: inventive step at the UPC
08 October 2024
The Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) found that the claims of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s patent EP3646825…
AI in the energy sector: innovation and patenting trends
08 October 2024
As we transition to a more sustainable energy system, grid management is becoming increasingly complex. Renewable energy sources such as…
Approach to AI-assisted inventions in the USA & UK: when is the human inventive contribution considered to be enough?
08 October 2024
In August 2022 the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided in Thaler v Vidal that “only a…
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