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Referral to the EPO Enlarged Board on description amendments
Over the past few years, the issue of whether the description of a European patent or application should be amended…
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Patenting antibodies in Europe and beyond: a comparative guide to the IP5
A Briefing Paper Antibodies and their derivatives, including bispecific and multispecific antibodies, fragments, and fusion products, have become central to…
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G 1/23 – See no evil: can the skilled person turn a blind eye to prior art they have in their hand?
The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) have issued their decision on G 1/23, providing further clarity to attorneys, patentees and…
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How do I decide whether to opt out of the Unified Patent Court?
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) allows granted European patents to be enforced or challenged centrally and for a single ruling…
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China sets new record for European filings over the past year
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently issued the 2024 edition of its annual Patent Index which provides a detailed overview…
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How innovation will inject oxygen into the consumer tech market
If customers are holding onto their tech for longer, how are tech companies planning to make money in the future?…
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Senior partner John Lawrence celebrates 40 years at Barker Brettell
Anne Bate, patent paralegal & technical workflow specialist, joins John to mark their 30-year working partnership along with managing partner…
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European patent protection process made easy for U.S. clients
Barker Brettell provides cost-conscious, in-house patent specialists with European expertise Barker Brettell, the UK head-quartered intellectual property (IP) firm, is…
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Claim interpretation at the EPO – G1/24 Enlarged Board of Appeal referral – preliminary opinion from the Enlarged Board
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued its preliminary opinion ahead of the upcoming oral proceedings on the G1/24 referral…
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The UPC’s first ruling on equivalence in patent infringement
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued its first decision on patent infringement by equivalence in Plant-e Knowledge B.V. &…
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UPC found to have jurisdiction to consider infringement in relation to a UK patent
The Unified Patent Court, a centralised court having jurisdiction over infringement and validity of European patents in countries which have…
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