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Recommended reading: The Patenting Paradox

Recommended reading: The Patenting Paradox The number of filed applications breaks the record almost every year and seems to

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New EPO fees from 1 April 2009

On 1 April the EPO will introduce a new fee structure. In recent years the EPO has noticed a

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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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Swedish Court of Patent Appeals remits cases to the Swedish Patent Office for further prosecution

Background OMX Technology AB, who i.a. owns and runs the Stockholm Stock Exchange, filed Swedish patent application 0201756-4 on

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Federal Circuit revises its decision in the “Comiskey case”

On January 13, 2009 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) published an amended decision

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The Bilski decision is here! State Street Bank is out.

Yesterday (October 30, 2008), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) closed the door on the

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New Patent Law in China

Everybody knows that China (PRC) is the most populous country in the world. Most are probably also aware of

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The end of business method patents in US soon to come?

It all started in the late 90’s with the State Street Bank decision (State Street Bank & Trust Company

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“A patent lie” – a book tip from the IP world!

Today we have a somewhat unusual contribution on our IP blog: a good book tip for you who work

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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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