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Validation agreement between EPO and Georgia enters into force
On January 15, 2024, the validation agreement between the European Patent Organisation (EPO) and Georgia entered into force. Patent
EPO’s highest legal authority to decide if post-published data can support inventive step
The European Patent Office’s (EPO) highest legal authority, the Enlarged Board of Appeal, is about to be referred questions
EPO releases Patent Index 2020: Applications stable despite pandemic, healthcare innovation soars and the US tops geographic origin of applications outside of Europe
The European Patent Office (EPO) released its Patent Index 2020 this week. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, filings remained stable
Patenting Antibody and Cell Therapies – What to Do and What Not to Do
Antibody drugs and cell therapies are at the heart of new biotechnology science. Not only do they show great
Clarifying the patentability of medical use inventions in China
At the end of 2019, the new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerged. It has gone on to infect millions of people
EPO rules plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes not patentable
It has been clear that essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals are explicitly excluded from
The Crispr-Cas9 patent tussle continues: The case of UC Berkeley at the EPO
In Europe, we don’t do things the way the Americans do… Oral proceedings in the opposition against UC Berkeley’s
Denmark champions patents as fundamental to preventing climate change
Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup stated that protecting the intellectual property rights of innovative
EPO and EUIPO study finds link between IPR and SME growth
A recent study by EPO and EUIPO explores the relationship between prior IPR activities of SMEs and the likelihood
Antibodies vs. the EPO – What scope of protection?
Antibodies are currently enjoying great attention and are, together with their derivations and combined applications, growing to occupy centre