Tag: EPC

Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding negative features in a claim (i.e. disclaimers).

The use of undisclosed disclaimers in a filed application has been practiced since the start of the EPC (European

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Amended rules relating to the refund of the examination fee

Today the rules relating to fees stipulates that the examination fee will be refunded in full if the European

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Exclusive competence of the UPC – is it time to develop opt-out strategies?

The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA), “the Court”, will enter into force four months after the 13th

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European patent validation in Morocco and Tunisia

Recently, the EPO has initiated work on a new interesting possibility for European patent applicants. Namely, the EPO has

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Introduction of fee reductions for small entities before the EPO

Effective 1 April 2014 the Administrative Council (AC) of the EPO has changed the rules for obtaining reduction on

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Claiming a non-therapeutic use with inseparably associated therapeutic effect

A use of a substance or composition for the treatment of humans by therapy is excluded from patentability according

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A visit to the Copenhagen office

This week has so far been one of the most interesting weeks in the Specialist programme (soon to be

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Software inventions: The BGH confirms examination approach

Software inventions: The BGH confirms examination approach   By its judgment in X ZR 121/09 (Webseitenanzeige), the German Federal

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EPO’s fight against divisional applications

EPO is seeking to limit the submission of divisional applications, which would be a severe blow to small, newly

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What has happened since the introduction of EPC 2000?

EPC 2000 came into effect on 13 December 2007, as a result of the first major amendment of the

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