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New EPO practice on the patentability of surgical methods

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has in its latest decision G 1/07 of 15

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How to protect your IP rights in Hong Kong

Many people are aware of the important role that Hong Kong plays for trade in Asia, not least as

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Patent Prosecution Highway III – Geographical overview

The concept of PPH was originally proposed by the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) as a bilateral agreement between the

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What is the Patent Prosecution Highway?

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a concept originally proposed by the Japanese Patent Office (JPO). PPH has the

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China – a few comments on the Draft for Third Amendment to Trademark Law

A while ago the Chinese authorities released the “Opinion Solicitation Draft for Third Amendment to Trademark Law” (“the Draft”).

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Trade Mark User Requirements Tightened Following US Supreme Court Ruling

Following a key US Supreme Court ruling earlier this year we announced that the practice in regard to the

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A sigh of relief: Controversial US regulations on claims and continuations finally rescinded

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in a press release on 8 October 2009 that it

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Software related inventions at the Enlarged Board of Appeals

It is now almost a year since the President of the EPO referred four questions relating to the patentability

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Is the era of cascading divisionals coming to an end?

Filing a divisional used to be a common procedure before oral proceedings as well as before grant of a

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Changes to the German Intellectual Property Laws

A series of changes to the German intellectual property laws was recently passed by the German parliament. The reforms

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