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    Patent Newsletter No.30

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    The Unitary Patent - Is An End In Sight?

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    In 1975 the Community Patent Convention (CPC) was signed by the then member states of the European Union (EU) – its aim was to have a single patent covering the whole of the EU. It was never ratified and so never became a reality.
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    The Tomato Case - G2/12 All In A Stew

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    The Technical Board of Appeal in the tomato case (T-1242/06) issued an interlocutory decision on 31 May 2012 referring yet further questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal. This time the questions relate to the patentability of product (plant) claims following the opponent’s (Unilever’s) request that further questions should be…
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    Permissible Amendments And Sufficiency

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    Several decisions recently added to the EPO database of Board of Appeal decisions1 have been selected for review. They collectively provide some insight into the way the Boards are considering the question of permissible amendments and sufficiency.
    Neil Nachshen
    Neil Nachshen
    Partner, Patent Attorney
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    PCT(UK) Fast Track - UK IPO Relaxes Requirements

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    Following the discussion on ways to accelerate prosecution in the UK in our December 2011 newsletter, the requirements for the PCT(UK) Fast Track have now been relaxed following a new practice notice from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO).
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    Orange: FRAND Terms For Standards Related Patents

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    In May 2009 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) handed down a judgment which established conditions under which the proprietor of a standards essential patent could enforce injunctive relief against an infringer in Germany.
    Jonathan DeVile
    Jonathan DeVile
    Partner, Patent Attorney
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    G1/10: (Interpretation of Rule 140 EPC

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    The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) has recently issued their latest decision (G1/10) which relates to the interpretation of Rule 140 EPC.
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    Patenting Graphene Related Inventions

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    A study by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)1 has commented on recent trends in patent application filings relating to graphene. In particular, it notes that there has been a “rapid take-off of patenting related to graphene since 2000” and that a large proportion of the recent graphene-related patent…
    Connor McConchie
    Connor McConchie
    Partner, Patent Attorney
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    Smith & Nephew plc v Convatec Technologies Inc

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    A recent UK High Court decision regarding an application by Smith & Nephew Plc (the claimant) to revoke European Patent (UK) 1,343,510 owned by Convatec Technologies Inc (the defendant) contained some interesting comments regarding the issue of added subject matter.
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    2012 European Inventor Award - Rewarding Innovation

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    The European Inventor Award for 2012 was presented on 14 June 2012. The award, which honours inventors in five categories, was launched by the European Patent Office in 2006 and is organised in conjunction with the European Commission. The award ceremony takes place in the country holding the rotating European…
    Cathrine McGowan
    Cathrine McGowan
    Partner, Patent Attorney

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