The European Patent Office’s (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision in G2/21 primarily relates to when data that only becomes…
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The European Patent Office’s (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision in G2/21 primarily relates to when data that only becomes…
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Read MoreA peculiarity of patent prosecution at the EPO is that examiners typically insist on the description being amended into line…
Read MoreIn some fields – such as chemistry, biology and physics – results are not totally predictable. However, it can be…
Read MoreFriday, 28 May 2021 saw a first in Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office with the live streaming of…
Read MoreAs Artificial Intelligence (AI) machines become ever more capable, the way in which they are treated by existing law is…
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Read MoreBackground In the recent case Merck v Merck the High Court considered issues remitted by the Court of Appeal in…
Read MoreLast year, we published an article on the role of Standards Essential Patents (SEPs) in the automotive industry. As discussed…
Read MoreBackground The Chinese Supreme People’s Court has issued a decision which brings to an end a four year long battle…
Read MoreIt is over ten years since software patents (a.k.a. computer-implemented inventions, or CIIs) were last discussed at the level of…
Read MoreA new referral to the European Patent Office’s highest court, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has again raised questions…
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