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…
Inventive step at the UPC: Court of Appeal sets definitive test
10 December 2025
The Court of Appeal has adopted a holistic assessment of inventive step and has moved away from the EPO’s problem…
UPC: fee increases effective 01 January 2026
10 December 2025
Unified Patent Court (UPC) fee amendments will enter into force on 01 January 2026. The amendments will apply to all…
UPC Court of Appeal reverses First Instance decision: Amgen’s patent ruled valid
10 December 2025
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has overturned the order of the Munich Central Division and ruled that…
G 2/24: The ghosts I summoned, I can get rid of
11 November 2025
This ruling confirms the previous decision in G 3/04 that an intervening third party entering proceedings only at the appeal…
From space-grade plastics to foaming polymers: the next generation of 3D printing materials
05 November 2025
In recent years, the popularity of fused deposition modelling (FDM, also known as fused filament fabrication, FFF) 3D printing has…
First UPC injunction covering the UK: Fujifilm v Kodak
31 October 2025
In Fujifilm v Kodak (UPC_CFI_365/2023) the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) granted a permanent injunction covering…
Sufficiency of antibody claims defined by discontinuous epitopes: T0435/20 & T0326/22
31 October 2025
The European Patent Office (EPO) Boards of Appeal have recently issued two contrasting decisions (T0435/20 & T0326/22), examining the relevant…
Claim interpretation: emerging trends on what “consulting the description/drawings” in G 1/24 may mean
31 October 2025
Decisions applying the ruling of G1/24 are now being issued. In this article, we review some of these decisions and…
Permissibility of new arguments and facts during proceedings: comparing EPO and UPC practice
31 October 2025
For patentees and opponents alike, the ability to put forward new arguments is a valuable element of any opposition or…
Patent landscape in the agrifood sector: innovation trends and insights
31 October 2025
As the global population rises and climate change impacts how and where we grow food, innovation in agriculture and food…
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