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G1/14 - An appealing judgement
The European Patent Office's (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal issued a judgment on the G/14 referral on 19 November 2015. This case relates to the question of whether an appeal, which was filed and paid for after the deadline for filing an appeal passed, is considered to be inadmissible or… -
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CRISPR/Cas9 - patent rights to an important technology
Two groups of academic researchers are battling in various jurisdictions around the world to secure patent rights to a revolutionary gene-editing technology. -
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Preparing your IP for exhibitions and trade shows
A trade show is a highly effective platform to raise awareness of your new product, discuss collaborative work within your technology or sector, as well as an ideal opportunity to gain inspiration, secure funding and seek out advice. Be cautious however that lack of IP planning doesn't mean losing more… -
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IP essentials for wearable tech, 3D and AR SMEs
The expansion of the wearable technology sector has been meteoric. Technology companies are investing huge resources to secure market share. -
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EPO patent official fee increases - as of 01 April 2016
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently announced increases to many of its official fees for patent services to come into effect from 01 April 2016. -
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Patent renewal fees and your patent representative
If your European representative is responsible for paying the renewal fee on a European patent application then, not surprisingly, they must ensure that you, the applicant, are reminded that the renewal fee is due and take appropriate action. But what if another party is responsible for paying the renewal fee… -
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Long EPO examination infringes human rights
Although the quality of the European Patent Office's (EPO's) work generally remains high (for example, in 2015, it obtained ISO 9001 certification for its entire patent process, and was also rated number one for patent quality among the world's largest patent offices by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine), a common… -
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Global Dossier patent histories access (file wrappers)
These file histories (or file wrappers) provide the most up-to-date information about a patent application's journey through the patenting process. -
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Non-therapeutic disclaimers and prior use in T 2451/13
Two interesting points emerged from this recent decision of the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal. The first concerns the circumstances under which a new ground of opposition may be raised after expiry of the opposition period, and the second concerns the standard of proof for establishing a public… -
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SPCs for NPEs? UK thinks yes but does the CJEU agree?
Non-practising entities (NPEs), patent assertion entities, patent trolls – whatever you choose to call them, their activities are hotly debated in the IP world. Although they first came to attention in the US, some have recently made the move into supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in Europe.
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