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Notorious knowledge - tips for patent applicants
Notorious knowledge, otherwise known as indisputable general knowledge or notorious prior art, refers to the mechanism by which an examiner relies on a purported 'notorious' technical teaching without explicitly referencing a document in which the technical teaching can be found. Notorious knowledge is usually cited when a claimed invention contains… -
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Scope of second medical use claims: T1673/11
In this case a European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal considered whether there is any extension of the protection conferred by a patent, under the provisions of Article 123(3) EPC, where an amendment only concerns a change in format of a claim from a Swiss-type use claim to an… -
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Bulgaria ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement
On 03 June 2016, the number of ratifications of the UPC Agreement increased to ten with the notification by Bulgaria that it had completed its ratification. -
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EPO speeds up opposition proceedings from 01 July 2016
The European Patent Office (EPO) is introducing a "streamlined" opposition procedure that it says will simplify opposition proceedings and deliver decisions faster, while giving parties more time to react and prepare for oral proceedings. -
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EPO fee refund rules for abandoned patent applications
When a European application is abandoned for commercial reasons, it is sometimes possible to obtain a refund of some of the European Patent Office (EPO) fees paid for the application. -
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IP & Brexit - UK & European patent law and practice
The UK has voted to leave the European Union. In this edition of our newsletter, we consider the impact of ‘Brexit’ on UK and European intellectual property law and practice. -
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US fast-tracks cancer immunology patent examinations
On 29 June 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began a pilot program to provide for earlier review of patent applications pertaining to cancer immunotherapy (the"Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program"). -
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The patent box is dead long live the patent box!
The new patent box scheme received royal assent on 15 September 2016 On 30 June 2016, the patent box scheme was closed to new entrants (although those already in the scheme can continue to make use of it until June 2021). The closure was precipitated by objections from several EU… -
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Patent privateers - plain sailing or time to jump ship?
Smartphone litigation has attracted a lot of media attention over the past few years. As a result of this, the media has chosen some quite imaginative names. One famous name is 'patent troll' to refer the rather less cool sounding 'non-practising entity' or NPE. Another name that has been adopted… -
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EU SPCs: the question of valid marketing authorisation
There are a number of requirements which must be met in order to be granted a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) in a member state of the EU. One of these requirements is that, in the member state in which the application is made and at the date of that application,…
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